Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

18 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:	17 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	777,639	57.2000 GBP	56.8000 GBP
	Sale	617,443	57.2000 GBP	56.8000 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 ordinarys	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	15	57.0467 GBP
			18	57.0721 GBP
			260	57.1357 GBP
		Decrease Short	15	56.8625 GBP
			1,046	56.8708 GBP
			1,637	56.8828 GBP
			246	56.8957 GBP
			31	56.8985 GBP
			185	56.8992 GBP
			100	56.8994 GBP
			307	56.9046 GBP
			66	56.9114 GBP
			1,357	56.9278 GBP
			200	56.9470 GBP
			350	56.9492 GBP
			4,683	56.9765 GBP
			1,539	57.0151 GBP
			960	57.0354 GBP
			52	57.0355 GBP
			220	57.1053 GBP
			997	57.1089 GBP
			637	57.1299 GBP
			6,621	57.1441 GBP
			3	57.1991 GBP
		Increase Long	154	56.9951 GBP
			1,473	57.1560 GBP
			117	57.1915 GBP
			149	57.1974 GBP
		Increase Short	52,188	56.8951 GBP
			16,744	56.9125 GBP
			15,000	56.9285 GBP
			133	56.9313 GBP
			1,203	56.9543 GBP
			319	56.9604 GBP
			51,000	56.9690 GBP
			1,914	56.9821 GBP
			221	56.9855 GBP
			19	57.0009 GBP
			7	57.0057 GBP
			260	57.0400 GBP
			21	57.0438 GBP
			368	57.0845 GBP
			66	57.1009 GBP
			19,567	57.2000 GBP
			2,589	57.2009 GBP
			48	57.2057 GBP
		Opening a long position	9,733	56.9367 GBP
			2,209	56.9606 GBP
		Opening a short position	4,883	56.8967 GBP
			1,878	56.9017 GBP
			496	56.9826 GBP
			4,685	57.2000 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:	18 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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