Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

15 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:	14 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	SALES	952,722	56.7614 GBP	56.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	870,747	56.7784 GBP	55.8279 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	6,554	76.4984 USD	76.1306 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	128	56.1991 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	46	56.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,004	56.2507 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	42	56.2999 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,265	56.3223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	937	56.3619 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,959	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	74	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	633	56.4141 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,594	56.4343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,526	56.4855 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,893	56.5436 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	170	56.5446 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	828	56.6420 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	528	56.6926 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	155	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	166	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,196	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,624	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	570	56.0500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18	56.0572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,878	56.1015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48	56.2554 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52	56.2554 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18	56.2554 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	166	56.2728 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	241	56.2844 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,174	56.2950 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38,449	56.3549 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	726	56.3985 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	56.4151 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,180	56.4169 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	326	56.4251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,568	56.4270 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10	56.4270 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	197	56.4343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	56.4355 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,809	56.4847 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58	56.5120 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	458	56.5158 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,000	56.5272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,944	56.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,056	56.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,068	56.5797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	900	56.5935 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	81	56.5959 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	794	56.6209 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	95	56.7375 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,808	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	320	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,360	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,318	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,300	56.7501 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	472	56.7511 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	56.7567 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	56.7600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	419	56.7784 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,281	56.7784 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,800	56.7784 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	471	56.1121 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	304	56.2015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	234	56.4718 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	783	56.4823 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39	56.4880 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25	56.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	975	56.5666 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	86	56.5772 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	483	56.5901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	332	56.6303 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,009	56.6669 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	171	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,372	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,196	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,470	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,204	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,590	56.1448 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	654	56.1723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	56.3146 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,742	56.3223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,280	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	420	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,164	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,120	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,465	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,420	56.3602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	599	56.3855 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	95	56.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	56.4048 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53,136	56.4078 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	451	56.4212 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	326	56.4252 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,810	56.4262 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	478	56.4314 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	269	56.4345 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,127	56.4381 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	56.4394 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	197	56.4418 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	423	56.4449 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	603	56.4546 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	216	56.4546 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	548	56.4546 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,159	56.4557 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,445	56.4592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	56.4594 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	502	56.4656 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,625	56.4843 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	59	56.5170 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	40	56.5435 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	236	56.5452 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	290	56.5639 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	153	56.5992 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	263	56.5992 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	168	56.5992 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	49	56.5992 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,198	56.5992 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44,208	56.6126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,945	56.6179 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,123	56.6477 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	435	56.7071 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	395	56.7165 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	56.7400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	162	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	142	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	211	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	34	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	56.7420 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	328	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	421	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	954	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	462	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	538	56.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	49	56.7500 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:	15 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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