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:	08 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	SALES	759,021	49.4850 GBP	46.5100 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	845,745	51.1566 GBP	46.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	5,901	66.7440 USD	66.7440 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	8	46.6700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51	47.9080 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,267	47.9717 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	409	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4	48.5900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	510	48.6578 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,076	48.7673 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,901	48.9861 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	250	49.0065 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	49.0276 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17	49.0421 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	105	49.0927 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,172	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,612	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	391	49.1370 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,528	49.1485 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	40	49.1805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	49.2800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	199	49.2806 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	623	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	500	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	500	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	49.3300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	384	49.4128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31	49.4300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	46.6700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	47.4754 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,842	47.5543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	985	47.5543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,548	47.5543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,315	47.5543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	310	47.5543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50	48.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,002	48.3128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,000	48.4562 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,531	48.4924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	48.5557 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26	48.6946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36,039	48.7330 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,568	48.7499 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	623	48.7633 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	109	48.7791 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,273	48.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	23	48.7936 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	247	48.8102 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,215	48.8738 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,460	48.9259 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,417	48.9259 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,299	48.9259 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,000	48.9280 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,393	48.9396 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	48.9496 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	418	48.9747 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	33,000	48.9848 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	48.9950 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	283	49.0107 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	366	49.0904 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,485	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,400	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,862	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	179	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	555	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,247	49.1010 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,900	49.1074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4	49.1125 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52	49.1333 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	121	49.1373 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,599	49.1411 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	346	49.1460 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	49.1479 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	299	49.1600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	657	49.1668 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,300	49.1679 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	410	49.1694 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	147	49.1694 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	371	49.1694 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	551	49.1868 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	49.2023 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	49.2525 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	49.2900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	49.3022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,100	49.3022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	49.3022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,201	49.3022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	300	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	900	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,832	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,000	49.3493 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	401	49.4303 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	660	49.4319 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	320	50.5926 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,180	50.5926 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,754	50.9107 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	746	50.9107 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	224	51.1566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,245	51.1566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.1566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.1566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	51.1566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,463	48.6049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,916	48.7564 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	100	48.9257 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	111	49.0249 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	626	49.0633 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	120	49.0999 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	925	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	210	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,451	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	669	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,612	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	575	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	478	49.1447 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,393	49.1460 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	807	49.1581 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	500	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	623	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	100	49.3049 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14	46.6686 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,500	46.9530 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,269	47.9080 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	832	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,890	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,871	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,866	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30,740	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,417	48.1572 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25,000	48.3337 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	82	48.4147 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,605	48.5461 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,808	48.5791 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	920	48.5813 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	80	48.5813 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	104	48.6251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	85	48.6252 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,324	48.7665 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	141	48.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,132	48.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,000	48.7946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,213	48.8974 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	121	48.8983 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	99	48.8990 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,873	48.9010 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	617	48.9013 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,108	48.9020 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,292	48.9400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	290	48.9521 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	521	48.9669 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	920	49.0184 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	80	49.0184 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	77	49.0354 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,000	49.0847 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	49.0848 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4	49.0875 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	49.0902 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	49.0950 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,225	49.0991 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	505	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,123	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	354	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,037	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	300	49.1111 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,459	49.1293 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21,047	49.1402 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	500	49.1482 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	49.1575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41	49.1575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37	49.1575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,598	49.1631 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,902	49.1631 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	121	49.1731 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	210	49.1767 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155	49.1767 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	49.1800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	692	49.2087 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,195	49.2106 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,805	49.2106 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7	49.2200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	763	49.2228 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	469	49.2245 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	206	49.2371 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,056	49.2375 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,090	49.2970 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,500	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	400	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,033	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	49.3555 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	352	49.3997 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50	49.4128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,193	49.4161 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,234	49.4161 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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