Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Intertek Group

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

30 April 2026

 

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	27 April 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	496,774	47.4400 GBP	46.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	393,615	48.3603 GBP	46.3811 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	4,219	63.9721 USD	63.8125 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	257	46.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	701	46.7300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	275	46.7300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	308	46.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	224	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	63,408	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	172	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	81	47.0572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	102	47.1960 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	156	47.2144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2	47.2150 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34	47.2615 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	96	47.2700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	53	47.2702 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,267	47.2750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,057	47.3549 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	72	47.4557 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	310	46.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,548	46.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,842	46.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,315	46.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	985	46.3494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	46.3900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	435	46.4612 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	46.4906 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	46.5468 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5	46.5514 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,412	46.5865 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,191	46.5914 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	57	46.6047 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,109	46.6698 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,627	46.6712 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,050	46.6814 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	368	46.7072 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	448	46.7110 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	291	46.7300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22	46.7300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	663	46.7300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	46.7350 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,949	46.7367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40	46.7758 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,352	46.8080 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29	46.8150 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	933	46.8272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	46.8533 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	254	46.8584 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	74	46.9050 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	308	46.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	434	46.9977 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	909	47.0005 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,407	47.0060 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	61	47.0152 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,564	47.0163 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,912	47.0163 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	712	47.0163 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,563	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,656	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	250	47.0309 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	116	47.0675 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	39	47.0676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	108	47.0676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	154	47.0676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,634	47.0676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4	47.0676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	688	47.0796 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,814	47.0796 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19,936	47.0901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,065	47.0901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,644	47.0901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	300	47.1160 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	120	47.1222 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	204	47.1271 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	255	47.1280 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	84	47.1352 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	246	47.1639 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,670	47.1682 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	846	47.1784 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,000	47.2010 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	597	47.2074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,750	47.2272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,600	47.2518 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,267	47.2750 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,218	47.2782 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	230	47.2975 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9	47.3022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16	47.3075 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	209	47.3184 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	47.3400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	280	47.3483 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	345	47.3800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	34	46.8888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,497	46.9389 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	382	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,632	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,027	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15,613	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	257	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,052	47.1749 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,906	47.1810 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8	47.4810 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	383	46.3650 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,800	46.4583 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	96	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	168	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9	46.4870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,000	46.5490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	46.7093 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,018	46.7137 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	440	46.7285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	46.7393 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,340	46.7500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24,500	46.7812 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,831	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	247	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,353	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	884	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,857	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	774	46.8043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	116	46.8946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	380	46.9359 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	424	46.9698 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,165	46.9918 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,748	46.9918 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,138	47.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	231	47.0229 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	286	47.0229 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	79	47.0229 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	185	47.0229 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	192	47.0230 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,181	47.0232 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26	47.0254 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	638	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	195	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	150	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44	47.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,355	47.0409 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,217	47.0885 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	991	47.0949 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112	47.1062 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	65	47.1348 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	368	47.1608 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	274	47.1632 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	54	47.1767 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	150	47.1809 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,427	47.1960 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	228	47.2457 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,500	47.2577 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	948	47.2603 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	788	47.2665 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	47.2833 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29	47.2835 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13	47.2835 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	47	47.2900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,622	47.3031 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	237	47.3202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	383	47.3450 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	334	47.3600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	449	47.3644 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	119	47.3737 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,142	47.3951 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,221	47.3951 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	650	47.4269 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50	47.4318 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	239	47.4513 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:	30 April 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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