Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

07 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:	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:	06 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	PURCHASES	439,236	51.7200 GBP	51.0554 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	520,742	51.7200 GBP	50.8400 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	5,405	69.7234 USD	69.7234 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	12,218	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,460	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	833	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	171	51.1092 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,020	51.1276 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,363	51.1322 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,878	51.1329 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	51.2601 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,405	51.2699 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,028	51.2730 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	30	51.2770 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,429	51.2800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	386	51.3168 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	265	51.3200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	474	51.3600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,810	51.3867 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,691	51.4017 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	503	51.4226 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	298	51.4272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	110	51.4288 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,344	51.4501 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,086	51.4999 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7	51.6354 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	255	51.0554 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,325	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,066	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	636	51.0682 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12	51.0967 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	836	51.1021 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,000	51.1705 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,000	51.1707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,835	51.1988 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,930	51.1988 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,278	51.1989 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	443	51.2242 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	577	51.2956 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	51.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	210	51.3457 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	223	51.3542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	474	51.3600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,555	51.3926 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	321	51.3946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	105	51.4070 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30	51.4230 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	225	51.4249 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,809	51.4374 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,419	51.4602 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	843	51.4721 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	99	51.4727 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	72	51.4925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	790	51.5014 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	679	51.5015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	359	51.5140 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	917	51.5262 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	123	51.5328 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	123	51.5555 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	51	51.5940 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	418	51.6017 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19,180	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,225	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	598	51.0964 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,781	51.1094 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	182	51.1209 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	423	51.2078 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,636	51.2200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,932	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	791	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,205	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,327	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	586	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,169	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,326	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	703	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	833	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	870	51.2287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	51.2760 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,992	51.3453 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	112	51.3800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	85	51.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	226	51.4374 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7	51.4843 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	66	51.4852 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	350	51.5445 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27	51.6985 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	248	50.8928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,852	50.8928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	788	50.8928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,638	50.8928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,474	50.8928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	93	51.0498 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	586	51.0498 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,015	51.0498 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,187	51.0523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	175	51.0523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,884	51.0523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	948	51.0523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,262	51.0523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	549	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	176	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	214	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	71	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	212	51.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	800	51.0999 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,848	51.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,097	51.1103 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,115	51.1159 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,589	51.1276 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,326	51.1276 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,017	51.1276 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,870	51.1345 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,214	51.1345 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	938	51.1501 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	40,862	51.1699 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	106,316	51.1699 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	697	51.1728 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	501	51.2243 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,329	51.2243 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	105	51.2730 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	357	51.2971 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	232	51.2993 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	163	51.2993 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50	51.3214 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,046	51.3502 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,434	51.3567 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	51.3900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	51.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	66	51.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,809	51.4226 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,210	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	283	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,489	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	429	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	68	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	234	51.4285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19	51.4421 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	36	51.4458 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	51.5352 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	123	51.6354 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:	07 May 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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