Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

13 August 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:	12 August 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	122,017	58.4500 GBP	58.3482 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	86,712	58.4541 GBP	58.3500 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	40	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,387	58.3830 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	28	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	102	58.4222 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,492	58.4377 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	397	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,667	58.3761 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	315	58.4183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	374	58.4183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	437	58.4183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	335	58.4183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	306	58.4183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,599	58.4294 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	949	58.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	241	58.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,508	58.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	70	58.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	420	58.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,979	58.4459 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,463	58.4483 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,130	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	28	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	170	58.4046 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,277	58.4134 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31	58.4235 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	90	58.4272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	764	58.4382 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	649	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	95	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	82	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,637	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	234	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	123	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	63	58.4083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4	58.4222 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	732	58.4399 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,138	58.4410 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	233	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	34	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,130	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	157	58.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	397	58.4500 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:	13 August 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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