Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Intertek Group

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

13 May 2026

 

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	07 May 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	2,692	1,183.3700 MXN	1,183.3700 MXN
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	2,692	1,183.3701 MXN	1,183.3701 MXN
1p ordinary	SALES	2,692	1,183.3701 MXN	1,183.3701 MXN
1p ordinary	SALES	2,692	1,183.6352 MXN	1,183.6352 MXN
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	663,477	51.9645 GBP	50.4560 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	451,922	52.0000 GBP	50.4499 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	5,813	69.4932 USD	68.7023 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	6,972	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	618	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	574	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	403	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,881	50.5608 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	482	50.6200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,029	50.6392 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	186	50.6418 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31	50.6791 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16	50.7131 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	750	50.7903 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	76	50.8600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	65	50.8800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	37	50.9600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	50.9816 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,686	51.0330 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34	51.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	218	51.3689 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,041	51.4400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,520	51.4772 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	644	51.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,584	51.5208 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	468	51.6958 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,089	51.7296 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,015	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	56	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,135	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,334	50.4610 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,000	50.4620 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	953	50.5108 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	582	50.5299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,472	50.5299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	602	50.5299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	681	50.5402 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	337	50.6141 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	217	50.6200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	265	50.6200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	870	50.6239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,564	50.7285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	327	50.7720 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	50.7720 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7	50.8192 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	50.8200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,786	50.8321 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,405	50.8321 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29,357	50.8322 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	350	50.8770 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,969	50.9156 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,194	50.9612 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,269	50.9730 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,499	50.9805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	541	51.0156 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,177	51.0182 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,000	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	700	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,123	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,222	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	51.0430 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.0616 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.0617 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	185	51.0617 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	51.0617 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,167	51.0617 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	533	51.0800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	470	51.1186 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,866	51.1772 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,127	51.2320 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,848	51.2450 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	299	51.2935 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,451	51.3246 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	94	51.3338 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,689	51.3357 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	705	51.3367 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	110	51.3584 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	51.3631 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,123	51.3830 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,595	51.3925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,754	51.4009 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	746	51.4009 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,289	51.4099 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	469	51.4400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	572	51.4400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	595	51.4540 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,500	51.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	374	51.4671 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	106	51.4927 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	290	51.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	51.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	172	51.5003 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,000	51.5050 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,000	51.5050 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,000	51.5067 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	141	51.5600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10	51.5638 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	67	51.5655 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	349	51.5661 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	900	51.5727 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,107	51.5747 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	153	51.5800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	202	51.5871 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	427	51.6165 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	602	51.6331 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	349	51.6594 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	801	51.7421 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	140	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,290	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,972	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,449	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	471	50.4735 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,020	50.5299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	583	50.6159 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	525	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	646	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,462	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	829	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,386	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	539	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	976	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	438	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	516	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,150	50.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,665	50.7337 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	309	50.7982 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	385	50.9593 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24	51.0275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	503	51.2320 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	51.5800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	127	50.4499 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10	50.4499 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	50.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	150	50.4569 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	533	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	350	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	224	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,128	50.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,692	50.4655 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,789	50.4655 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38	50.5337 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,921	50.5375 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	259	50.5375 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	490	50.5375 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,648	50.5563 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11	50.6006 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,000	50.6649 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	300	50.6930 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44	50.8615 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	83	50.8615 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	321	50.8615 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	300	50.8877 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	98	50.9445 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29	50.9636 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	115	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	526	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	403	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	828	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	34	50.9640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,505	50.9736 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,321	50.9736 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100	51.0549 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16	51.0788 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,000	51.0800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,285	51.2019 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,645	51.3472 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	94	51.4564 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22	51.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	51.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	51.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	51.4600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	374	51.4772 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	57	51.5849 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	51.6155 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	51.6400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	218	51.6831 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	266	51.7933 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	428	51.8261 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	176	51.8665 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 May 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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