Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

23 July 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:	22 July 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	164,172	58.3000 GBP	58.1991 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	134,957	58.3000 GBP	58.1802 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	CFD	increasing a long position	24	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	355	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	260	58.2185 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	168	58.2204 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	163	58.2230 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	147	58.2453 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,254	58.2468 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	184	58.2628 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	312	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	88	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	465	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	449	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	67	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	266	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	115	58.2017 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	161	58.2127 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	169	58.2128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,800	58.2220 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,853	58.2236 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,358	58.2294 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	90	58.2311 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,649	58.2485 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26	58.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	652	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,438	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,039	58.2170 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	190	58.2224 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	71	58.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	37	58.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	96	58.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,824	58.1802 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	226	58.1802 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	62	58.1803 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	731	58.1965 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	327	58.1965 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	326	58.1966 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	137	58.1966 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	97	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	390	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	465	58.2000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	493	58.2048 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,853	58.2105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,903	58.2475 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	58.2483 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53	58.2500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,504	58.2501 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:	23 July 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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