Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

04 June 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:	03 June 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	219,871	53.8398 GBP	53.1000 GBP
	Sale	152,566	53.8000 GBP	53.0900 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	29	53.1024 GBP
			332	53.2562 GBP
			27	53.3802 GBP
			1,558	53.5365 GBP
		Decrease Short	3	53.0900 GBP
			32	53.0947 GBP
			5,762	53.0992 GBP
			1,644	53.0997 GBP
			1	53.1000 GBP
			872	53.2295 GBP
			70	53.2490 GBP
			37	53.2837 GBP
			10,200	53.3350 GBP
			13,247	53.3839 GBP
			473	53.3929 GBP
			5,385	53.4074 GBP
			1,156	53.4667 GBP
			1,448	53.5324 GBP
			46	53.5511 GBP
			2,700	53.6077 GBP
			259	53.6507 GBP
			122	53.6693 GBP
			431	53.6841 GBP
			22	53.7061 GBP
			469	53.7241 GBP
			676	53.7363 GBP
		Increase Long	1	53.0976 GBP
			6,597	53.1176 GBP
			9	53.6944 GBP
			3,031	71.6788 GBP
		Increase Short	2,639	53.1008 GBP
			3,493	53.1011 GBP
			5,000	53.1040 GBP
			3,000	53.1066 GBP
			10,000	53.1106 GBP
			15	53.3553 GBP
			30,600	53.3901 GBP
			90,000	53.4489 GBP
			5,000	53.4607 GBP
			320	53.5577 GBP
			127	53.6339 GBP
			6,916	53.6488 GBP
			382	53.7680 GBP
			163	53.7758 GBP
			72	53.8398 GBP
		Opening a long position	7,060	53.4701 GBP
			4,751	53.4957 GBP
			628	53.5989 GBP
		Opening a short position	8,447	53.1000 GBP
			430	53.3540 GBP
			1,776	53.5016 GBP
			166	53.6003 GBP
			1,620	53.7527 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:	04 June 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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