Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

14 May 2026

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Intertek Group plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l.
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	13 May 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	1,355,075	57.1609 GBP	55.7975 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	1,384,282	57.2000 GBP	55.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	6,283	76.1877 USD	76.1877 USD

(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
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13	55.7969 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	122	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,470	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	580	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,318	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	620	55.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	26	56.0096 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	56.1126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,283	56.3214 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6	56.4167 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	349	56.4356 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	30	56.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29	56.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	182	56.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	227	56.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,247	56.5178 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	367	56.5853 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,016	56.5901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,123	56.6307 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,448	56.6502 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,715	56.6593 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,000	56.6661 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	46,199	56.6775 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,364	56.7274 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	144	56.7698 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,000	56.9282 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,170	57.0030 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	201	57.0998 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,554	57.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	587	57.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51	57.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	238	57.1066 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	357	57.1303 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,939	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,281	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,210	55.8045 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,340	55.8045 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	958	55.8045 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20	55.8070 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,141	55.8112 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,601	55.8335 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	261	56.0752 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	743	56.0752 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,283	56.0752 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,789	56.0752 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	56.0947 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	56.1293 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,722	56.1787 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,977	56.1787 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38,830	56.1787 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,130	56.2291 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30	56.2633 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	67	56.2829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	53	56.2829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,469	56.2829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	56.3998 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	848	56.4096 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	816	56.4351 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	803	56.4362 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	570	56.4414 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52,683	56.4451 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,491	56.4763 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	56.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,119	56.5008 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,000	56.5172 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	350	56.5250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32,340	56.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,485	56.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,175	56.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,947	56.5339 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,053	56.5339 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	56.5613 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	475	56.5750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,342	56.5788 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36,961	56.5788 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,697	56.5788 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,491	56.5924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,509	56.5924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,517	56.6000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,520	56.6000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,963	56.6000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	538	56.6076 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,175	56.6293 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,486	56.6293 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32,371	56.6293 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	834	56.6295 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36	56.6309 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19	56.6387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	751	56.6436 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	130	56.6558 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4	56.6643 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11	56.6643 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10	56.6643 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	56.6750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,769	56.6816 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,231	56.6816 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	56.6939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	56.6940 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,835	56.7000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,479	56.7372 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	337	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,769	56.7547 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,231	56.7547 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,212	56.7592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,550	56.7592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,574	56.7592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,926	56.7592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,738	56.7592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,930	56.7634 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,395	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,100	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,380	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	56.7942 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,400	56.8495 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,300	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,800	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,800	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38,518	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,100	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,403	56.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	334	56.9009 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,942	56.9128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,000	56.9786 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,237	56.9929 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,636	57.0205 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	57.0437 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,661	57.0842 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	184	57.1500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	213	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,318	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	241	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,553	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	77	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	78	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,298	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	896	55.9880 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,931	56.1416 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	81	56.1598 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	123	56.2906 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	132	56.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	68	56.4250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	212	56.4491 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	80	56.4750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	404	56.5300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	650	56.5947 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17,070	56.7634 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	571	56.8381 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	317	56.8415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	93	56.9057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	55	56.9307 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	192	57.0314 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36	57.1608 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	55.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,583	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,576	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	70	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,396	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	302	55.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	530	55.8936 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,000	55.9643 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,125	55.9910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,120	55.9910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,835	55.9910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	493	55.9938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	315	55.9938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	289	55.9938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	92	55.9938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,245	55.9938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,100	56.0008 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,082	56.0008 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,351	56.0159 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	824	56.0640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,020	56.1467 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,636	56.1512 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	196	56.2361 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20,080	56.2632 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,182	56.2899 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,748	56.3406 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	291	56.3950 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	278	56.4463 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,360	56.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	322	56.4613 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	380	56.4625 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	497	56.4664 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	55	56.4700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,494	56.4742 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,524	56.4748 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53,413	56.4791 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,455	56.4923 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50	56.5120 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	92	56.5182 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	226	56.5262 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,284	56.5277 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	56.5358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43	56.5358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	56.5358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	56.5358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,150	56.5465 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	769	56.5479 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,455	56.5684 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	210	56.5728 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	56.5733 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	56.6000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,292	56.6129 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	78	56.6194 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,141	56.6227 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	617	56.6315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,169	56.6628 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35,805	56.6801 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,896	56.7093 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	286,797	56.8055 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,010	56.8966 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,475	57.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,400	57.0427 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11	57.0983 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	610	57.1000 GBP

(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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(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)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.         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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:	14 May 2026
Contact name:	Claire Gordon
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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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