Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

26 May 2026

 

AMENDMENT

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:	J.P. Morgan Securities 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:	Corporate broker to Intertek Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	22 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	Purchase	242,144	55.2500 GBP	54.8000 GBP
	Sale	210,012	55.2445 GBP	54.7768 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	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	8,643	54.8008 GBP
			206	54.8055 GBP
			35,678	54.8069 GBP
			6	54.8224 GBP
			21	54.8759 GBP
			1	54.8930 GBP
			1,256	54.9050 GBP
			1	54.9055 GBP
			84	54.9142 GBP
			288	54.9354 GBP
			769	54.9473 GBP
			726	54.9539 GBP
			200	54.9604 GBP
			260	54.9667 GBP
			2,630	54.9723 GBP
			7	55.0020 GBP
			24	55.0034 GBP
			5,265	55.0718 GBP
			1,329	55.1081 GBP
			722	55.1086 GBP
			150	55.1667 GBP
		Decrease Short	1,622	54.7967 GBP
			755	54.8004 GBP
			4	54.8390 GBP
			2,137	54.9380 GBP
			406	54.9628 GBP
			5,695	54.9654 GBP
			151	54.9977 GBP
			222	55.0074 GBP
			520	55.0301 GBP
			189	55.0314 GBP
			92	55.0342 GBP
			209	55.0467 GBP
			10,043	55.0614 GBP
			120	55.0640 GBP
			554	55.0708 GBP
			112	55.0739 GBP
			146	55.0762 GBP
			328	55.0784 GBP
			39	55.0967 GBP
			265	55.1005 GBP
			93	55.1069 GBP
			140	55.1085 GBP
			234	55.1129 GBP
			936	55.1154 GBP
			1	55.1250 GBP
			442	55.1695 GBP
			2,324	55.1804 GBP
			438	55.2206 GBP
		Increase Long	100	54.7945 GBP
			56	54.7975 GBP
			3,326	54.8218 GBP
			4,743	54.8741 GBP
			66	54.9177 GBP
			2,371	54.9212 GBP
			50	54.9242 GBP
			4,424	55.0120 GBP
			16	55.0210 GBP
			184	55.0384 GBP
			141	55.0445 GBP
			64	55.0523 GBP
			556	55.0575 GBP
			5,419	55.0741 GBP
			519	55.0826 GBP
		99	55.1114 GBP
		125	55.1214 GBP
		600	55.2445 GBP
	Increase Short	4,291	54.8000 GBP
		4,698	54.8033 GBP
		799	54.8055 GBP
		2,383	54.8767 GBP
		112	54.8859 GBP
		4,600	54.9227 GBP
		8,777	54.9921 GBP
		1,324	54.9922 GBP
		2,187	55.0631 GBP
		1	55.1250 GBP
	Opening a long position	8,802	55.0039 GBP
		1,264	55.1115 GBP
	Opening a short position	8,343	54.8000 GBP
		891	54.9237 GBP
		216	54.9382 GBP
		616	55.1274 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:	26 May 2026
Contact name:	Hetvi Shah
Telephone number:	44 2034 936359

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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