Form 8.3 - Intertek Group plc

Societe Generale SA

14 May 2026

 

FORM 8.3        

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a)  Full name of discloser:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b)  Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):        The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Intertek Group plc
(d)  If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:        For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	13/05/2026
(f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?        If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	1p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	2,914,553	1.89	7,759	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	572,821	0.37
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	2,914,553	1.89	580,580	0.38

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	100,000	56.47823
1p ordinary	Purchase	125,000	56.43821
1p ordinary	Purchase	100,000	56.4782
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,932	56.5
1p ordinary	Purchase	74	56.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	56.35
1p ordinary	Purchase	59	56.4
1p ordinary	Purchase	88	56.4
1p ordinary	Purchase	141	56.35
1p ordinary	Purchase	146	56.45
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	61	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	62	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	76	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	134	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	158	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	187	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	276	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	320	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	560	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	802	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	911	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,479	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,104	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	56.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	52	56.575
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	56.575
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	56.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	168	56.575
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	56.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	26	56.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	56.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	156	56.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	104	56.575
1p ordinary	Purchase	261	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	193	55.8
1p ordinary	Purchase	49	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	449	56.87156
1p ordinary	Sale	3,790	56.5637
1p ordinary	Sale	658	55.78884
1p ordinary	Sale	358	55.78883
1p ordinary	Sale	908	55.78884
1p ordinary	Sale	568	56.53427
1p ordinary	Sale	64	57.1
1p ordinary	Sale	64	57.1
1p ordinary	Sale	320	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	320	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	320	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	641	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	139	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	2	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	3	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	29	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	31	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	32	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	32	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	32	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	32	56.9
1p ordinary	Sale	34	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	35	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	35	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	38	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	41	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	42	56.35
1p ordinary	Sale	42	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	43	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	43	56.85
1p ordinary	Sale	48	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	48	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	50	57.2
1p ordinary	Sale	53	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	57	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	63	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	64	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	66	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	70	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	71	56.9
1p ordinary	Sale	72	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	74	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	74	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	75	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	78	56.25
1p ordinary	Sale	79	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	97	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	112	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	115	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	151	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	54	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	97	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	126	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	20	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	54	57.2
1p ordinary	Sale	55	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	74	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	128	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	182	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	5	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	25	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	104	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	109	56.3
1p ordinary	Sale	109	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	112	56.8
1p ordinary	Sale	112	57.2
1p ordinary	Sale	113	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	116	56.9
1p ordinary	Sale	117	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	121	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	124	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	126	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	134	56.9
1p ordinary	Sale	138	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	142	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	160	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	171	57
1p ordinary	Sale	177	56.35
1p ordinary	Sale	181	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	188	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	198	56.4
1p ordinary	Sale	219	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	221	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	229	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	229	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	240	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	259	56.35
1p ordinary	Sale	281	56.5
1p ordinary	Sale	320	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	497	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	966	56.45
1p ordinary	Sale	123	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	195	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	2,000	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	458	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	147	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	12	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	156	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	123	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	156	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	1,803	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	457	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	164	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	459	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	297	56.65
1p ordinary	Sale	156	56.6
1p ordinary	Sale	81	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	208	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.75
1p ordinary	Sale	1,458	56.55
1p ordinary	Sale	65	56.85
1p ordinary	Sale	10	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	8	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	261	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	193	55.8
1p ordinary	Sale	91	56.7
1p ordinary	Sale	22	56.65

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	56.47823
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	125,000	56.43821
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	56.4782
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a long position	1,932	56.5
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	449	56.87156
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,790	56.5637
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	658	55.78884
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	358	55.78883
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	908	55.78884
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	568	56.53427

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	14/05/2026
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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