Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- INTERTEK GROUP PLC

GoldmanSachs International

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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(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:	INTERTEK GROUP PLC
(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 the 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	1,282,386	57.1500 GBP	52.5306 GBP
1p ordinary	Sales	915,571	57.1028 GBP	55.7870 GBP

(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	Opening a short position	625	52.5306 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	552	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	248	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,792	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	20	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	79	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,710	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	928	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	871	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,741	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	995	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	477	55.7888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	251	55.7916 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	900	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,000	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	770	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	100	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	100	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,380	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,500	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,100	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,000	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,600	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,100	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,040	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,425	56.0752 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	477	56.1078 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,263	56.2722 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	31	56.2910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	15	56.2910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	34	56.2910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	41	56.2910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5	56.3144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	10,698	56.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	46	56.3820 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	15,050	56.4292 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	15,050	56.4292 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	303	56.4316 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	400	56.4337 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	612	56.4451 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,188	56.4451 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	8,396	56.4655 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	8,746	56.4826 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,997	56.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	13,994	56.4952 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	15,050	56.5062 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	8,396	56.5119 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	5,251	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	98,367	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	3,622	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,974	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	10,167	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	9,678	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	941	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	5,251	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,974	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	98,367	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	941	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	9,678	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	10,167	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,622	56.5534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	419	56.5542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	3,380	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	32,707	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,746	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,204	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	656	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	313	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,746	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	313	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	3,862	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,204	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,862	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	656	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,380	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	32,707	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	162	56.5637 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	977	56.5684 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	48	56.5801 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	56.6132 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	588	56.6363 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,500	56.6716 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	938	56.6717 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	56.6761 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	352	56.6863 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,100	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,000	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,379	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,500	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,041	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	100	56.8056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,500	56.8216 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,500	56.8216 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	937	56.8216 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	937	56.8216 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,300	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	38,518	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	10,100	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,872	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	18,800	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	14,000	56.9002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	25,452	57.0043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	494	57.0996 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	13,500	57.1071 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	136,500	57.1071 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	10,000	57.1944 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,622	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	98,367	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,251	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,167	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,974	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	941	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	9,678	76.4320 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,204	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,862	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,746	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	313	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,380	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	32,707	76.4361 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	656	76.4361 USD

(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)

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:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [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].

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

 

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