Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 September 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:	01 September 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	163,475	58.4617 GBP	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	76,804	58.5000 GBP	58.3880 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	1	79.0315 USD	79.0315 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	62	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	418	58.4031 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,017	58.4042 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	485	58.4061 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,867	58.4098 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	475	58.4247 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	346	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,900	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,000	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,000	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,210	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,600	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,000	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,381	58.4027 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,597	58.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	163	58.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,246	58.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,505	58.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	787	58.4105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	58.4115 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25	58.4116 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	287	58.4116 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	58.4116 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	123	58.4116 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	84	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	83	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	449	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	161	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,600	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	387	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	358	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	587	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	542	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,021	58.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	57	58.4118 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	62	58.4123 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,570	58.4123 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,204	58.4230 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,591	58.4250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	751	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,215	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	536	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	285	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	397	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	811	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,414	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	496	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	104	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	622	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	283	58.4367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	58.4368 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93	58.4368 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,193	58.4484 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,923	58.4528 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,922	58.4617 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,575	58.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	155	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,759	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	292	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	210	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	66	58.4232 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	82	58.4250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	58.4250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	858	58.3880 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	58.3893 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	186	58.3949 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	386	58.3949 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,107	58.3949 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,707	58.3949 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	58.3997 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	61	58.3999 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	357	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	255	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	197	58.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	173	58.4001 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	146	58.4090 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,591	58.4250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,294	58.4459 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:	02 September 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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