Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 11th May for dealings on 08th May has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.
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: |
08 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 |
435,501 |
49.5700 GBP |
46.5000 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
Sales |
491,413 |
49.5000 GBP |
46.5200 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 |
Reducing a long position |
388 |
46.6735 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
938 |
46.7411 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
2,500 |
46.7411 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
3,000 |
46.9532 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,125 |
46.9532 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
4,374 |
47.0318 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
3,862 |
47.6941 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
2,000 |
47.7600 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
21,000 |
47.7600 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,411 |
48.0787 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
157 |
48.0796 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
7,246 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
200 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
30,737 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
600 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
8,500 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
100 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
531 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
100 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
200 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
190 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
17 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
100 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
3,000 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
400 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
2,100 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
200 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
700 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
500 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
1,000 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
63 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
600 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
590 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
1,500 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
2,900 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
200 |
48.1475 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a long position |
2,000 |
48.1839 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
3,000 |
48.1839 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
255 |
48.2796 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
4,786 |
48.3487 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,000 |
48.3497 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,411 |
48.3756 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
5,000 |
48.3847 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
706 |
48.3953 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,000 |
48.4768 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
375 |
48.4942 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,000 |
48.4942 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
5,000 |
48.4964 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
3,018 |
48.5257 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
375 |
48.5468 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,000 |
48.5468 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,176 |
48.5989 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
188 |
48.6593 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
500 |
48.6593 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
12,628 |
48.6789 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,439 |
48.7525 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
418 |
48.7601 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
2,831 |
48.7644 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
4,382 |
48.7653 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
187 |
48.7802 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
500 |
48.7802 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
48,360 |
48.8294 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
188 |
48.8471 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
500 |
48.8471 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,949 |
48.9013 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
375 |
48.9090 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,000 |
48.9090 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
202 |
48.9108 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,176 |
48.9259 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
129 |
48.9802 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
521 |
48.9804 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,643 |
48.9804 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
17 |
48.9804 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
73 |
48.9804 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
160 |
48.9804 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
33,000 |
48.9931 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
24 |
48.9972 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
424 |
49.0100 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
499 |
49.0268 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
375 |
49.0477 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,000 |
49.0477 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
200 |
49.0548 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
44 |
49.0775 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
55 |
49.0902 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
406 |
49.0902 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
610 |
49.0902 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,095 |
49.0902 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
48 |
49.0902 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
11,550 |
49.1000 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a long position |
53,105 |
49.1000 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
138 |
49.1039 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
98 |
49.1039 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
380 |
49.1074 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
557 |
49.1098 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
24,744 |
49.1398 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
6,600 |
49.1411 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
2,023 |
49.1459 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
267 |
49.1573 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
8 |
49.1781 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
913 |
49.2228 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
12 |
49.2332 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
3,455 |
49.2372 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing a short position |
11,550 |
49.2905 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
2,888 |
49.2996 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,832 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
100 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
500 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
571 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
700 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
900 |
49.3049 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
100 |
49.3121 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
2,200 |
49.3121 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
356 |
49.3121 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
1,100 |
49.3121 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
995 |
49.4161 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,492 |
49.4161 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
2,679 |
49.4161 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
2,000 |
49.4425 GBP |
|
1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
63 |
49.4562 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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: |
13 May 2026 |
Contact name: |
Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
Telephone number: |
+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.