Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-INTERTEK GROUP PLC

GoldmanSachs International

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:	(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:	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 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	558,647	56.7500 GBP	56.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	Sales	218,634 23,978	56.7500 GBP 64.6520 EUR	56.0000 GBP 64.6520 EUR

(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	3,885	56.0448 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,362	56.0448 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	469	56.1719 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,250	56.1719 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,131	56.3716 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	11,344	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,928	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	166,537	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	166,537	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	9,931	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	5,129	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,593	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	5,129	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	11,344	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,593	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,538	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	3,538	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,928	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	9,931	56.3817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22	56.3920 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	45,602	56.3982 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	45	56.4521 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	43	56.4521 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	59	56.4521 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	449	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,438	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	449	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	21,119	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	202	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	650	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	202	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	245	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,259	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	650	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	245	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	21,119	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,259	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,438	56.4575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	18,591	56.4605 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,960	56.4750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50,000	56.4895 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	9	56.4896 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	155	56.4947 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,235	56.4983 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	63	56.5227 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,769	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	797	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	797	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	4,965	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	1,769	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	964	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	83,268	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,565	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	2,565	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	5,672	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	5,672	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	83,268	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4,965	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	964	56.5565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,995	56.6367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,621	56.7316 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,915	56.7386 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Closing a short position	23	56.7387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	52	56.7415 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,987	56.7614 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,148	56.7614 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,660	56.7614 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,538	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,928	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,593	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,344	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	166,537	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,129	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	9,931	75.8334 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	449	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	245	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	202	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,438	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	21,119	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	650	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,259	75.9353 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,769	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	964	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	797	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,672	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	83,268	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,565	76.0685 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,965	76.0685 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:	15 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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