Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

29 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:	28 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	SALES	306,266	58.4000 GBP	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	313,678	58.4500 GBP	58.2942 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	369	77.6622 USD	77.6622 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	26	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	66	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	49	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	369	58.3593 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	596	58.3714 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,200	58.3124 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	58.3133 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	718	58.3388 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,078	58.3478 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	111	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	238	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	645	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	160	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,893	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	573	58.3627 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	83	58.3633 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	58.3688 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	317	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,994	58.4441 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	630	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	388	58.3547 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	23	58.3659 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,270	58.3672 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	200	58.3862 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	165	58.3997 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	328	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	181	58.4047 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	400	58.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	58.3281 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,068	58.3286 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,811	58.3286 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	198	58.3286 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	782	58.3286 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	125	58.3286 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16	58.3287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53	58.3287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,297	58.3314 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	601	58.3326 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	58.3467 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	90	58.3499 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,893	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,100	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	175	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	58.3542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	88	58.3574 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	95	58.3574 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	111	58.3715 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	58.3717 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	70	58.3807 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	58.4000 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:	29 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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