Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

06 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:	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:	05 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	409,857	52.3040 GBP	50.9000 GBP
	Sale	793,486	52.1000 GBP	50.8000 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	148	50.9023 GBP
			107	50.9025 GBP
			368	51.0385 GBP
			1,703	51.1021 GBP
			4,442	51.2105 GBP
			32	51.2559 GBP
			3,674	51.2885 GBP
			1,680	51.3248 GBP
			2,480	51.3874 GBP
			58	51.4052 GBP
			3,893	51.4723 GBP
			729	51.4894 GBP
			2,590	51.6019 GBP
			704	51.6559 GBP
			8	51.9135 GBP
		Decrease Short	3,211	50.8898 GBP
			3,304	50.8949 GBP
			634	50.8992 GBP
			61,889	50.9000 GBP
			5,000	50.9490 GBP
			20,482	50.9694 GBP
			784	50.9974 GBP
			159	51.0274 GBP
			8,162	51.0409 GBP
			105	51.0599 GBP
			869	51.0675 GBP
			31	51.0809 GBP
			63,789	51.1119 GBP
			1,864	51.1512 GBP
			12,870	51.1990 GBP
			8,388	51.2074 GBP
			3,298	51.2096 GBP
			3,974	51.2127 GBP
			27	51.2266 GBP
			35,256	51.2711 GBP
			3,500	51.2975 GBP
			4,619	51.3030 GBP
			28	51.3195 GBP
			30,000	51.3276 GBP
			974	51.3377 GBP
			62	51.3954 GBP
			330	51.4026 GBP
			48,935	51.4121 GBP
			120	51.4128 GBP
			2,132	51.4200 GBP
			16,576	51.4339 GBP
			40,800	51.4809 GBP
			119,973	51.4931 GBP
			800	51.6090 GBP
			7,118	51.9077 GBP
		Increase Long	179	50.8977 GBP
			27,295	50.9000 GBP
			939	50.9175 GBP
			13,849	50.9262 GBP
			3,995	50.9331 GBP
			725	50.9526 GBP
			713	50.9831 GBP
			218	50.9949 GBP
			1,097	51.1892 GBP
			4,948	51.2382 GBP
			1,243	51.2495 GBP
			1,281	51.2974 GBP
			10,579	51.3238 GBP
			199	51.8384 GBP
	Increase Short	18,791	50.9000 GBP
		4,546	50.9008 GBP
		281	50.9010 GBP
		19,780	50.9031 GBP
		580	50.9051 GBP
		306	50.9098 GBP
		583	50.9592 GBP
		4,728	50.9614 GBP
		10,000	50.9782 GBP
		29	51.0272 GBP
		89	51.0375 GBP
		3,069	51.0816 GBP
		15,000	51.0855 GBP
		244	51.1088 GBP
		2,005	51.1224 GBP
		122	51.2539 GBP
		163	51.3079 GBP
		1	51.3306 GBP
		105	51.3577 GBP
		27	51.3583 GBP
		56	51.4201 GBP
		829	51.4886 GBP
		15,000	51.4976 GBP
		35,000	51.5363 GBP
		25,000	52.0039 GBP
		39	52.0608 GBP
		25,000	52.0667 GBP
		28,400	52.0814 GBP
	Opening a long position	27,301	51.9631 GBP
	Opening a short position	12,209	51.1301 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:	06 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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