Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

21 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:	20 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	297,234	55.1500 GBP	54.6500 GBP
	Sale	208,991	55.0500 GBP	54.6418 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	5,162	54.6508 GBP
			14	54.6525 GBP
			1,652	54.6555 GBP
			41	54.6864 GBP
			38	54.6950 GBP
			5,206	54.7218 GBP
			52	54.7508 GBP
			161	54.7828 GBP
			887	54.7904 GBP
			6	54.8008 GBP
			1	54.8055 GBP
			844	54.8555 GBP
			2,725	54.8691 GBP
			71	54.9136 GBP
			1,666	54.9642 GBP
			2,191	54.9653 GBP
			49	54.9774 GBP
			7,500	54.9775 GBP
			55	55.0055 GBP
		Decrease Short	14	54.6500 GBP
			2,335	54.7264 GBP
			506	54.7468 GBP
			5	54.7740 GBP
			159	54.7922 GBP
			324	54.8245 GBP
			315	54.8412 GBP
			706	54.8467 GBP
			157	54.8539 GBP
			1,597	54.8563 GBP
			76	54.8717 GBP
			657	54.8759 GBP
			45	54.8967 GBP
			1,473	54.9109 GBP
			1,213	54.9110 GBP
			293	54.9277 GBP
			1,527	55.0500 GBP
		Increase Long	227	54.6418 GBP
			3,748	54.6459 GBP
			1	54.6475 GBP
			4,197	54.6492 GBP
			51	54.7039 GBP
			28	54.7346 GBP
			3,887	54.7521 GBP
			9,081	54.7721 GBP
			4,886	54.7752 GBP
			43	54.7945 GBP
			3,274	54.8076 GBP
			340	54.8099 GBP
			88	54.8389 GBP
			59	54.8535 GBP
			2,135	54.8643 GBP
			915	54.8663 GBP
			109	54.8670 GBP
			617	54.8823 GBP
			6	54.8950 GBP
			1,929	54.8967 GBP
			1,602	54.9076 GBP
			99	54.9262 GBP
			497	54.9277 GBP
			550	54.9446 GBP
		Increase Short	265	54.6533 GBP
			5,000	54.6541 GBP
			6,860	54.7330 GBP
			862	54.8589 GBP
		27,124	54.8956 GBP
		17,094	54.9027 GBP
	Opening a long position	4,075	54.7973 GBP
		10,663	54.8293 GBP
		3,528	54.8456 GBP
		1,422	54.8664 GBP
		3,371	54.8910 GBP
		200	54.8998 GBP
	Opening a short position	22,976	54.6500 GBP
		52,540	54.8239 GBP
		83	54.9270 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:	21 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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