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:	11 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	667,783	50.1143 GBP	48.6399 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	494,308	50.1500 GBP	48.8385 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	3,608	67.7490 USD	67.7490 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	23,546	49.0157 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4	49.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	166	49.2841 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	440	49.4208 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	763	49.5767 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,014	49.5791 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	49	49.6400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,608	49.6508 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	93	49.6557 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	116	49.6800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	155	49.7800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	728	49.7883 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	222	49.7901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	331	49.7916 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,566	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,120	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	141	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	438	49.8100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,707	49.8105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,063	49.8410 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	224	49.8575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	70	49.8691 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	59	49.8896 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	105	49.8902 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	31	48.9571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	304	48.9849 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	109	49.0360 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	201	49.0606 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	49.1015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,818	49.1454 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	521	49.1963 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	515	49.2025 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	28	49.2576 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,273	49.2658 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43	49.4781 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,643	49.5144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	246	49.6000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	49.6002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,261	49.6290 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	232	49.6837 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,399	49.6986 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	23,193	49.7085 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,309	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,500	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,419	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	738	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	184	49.8028 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7	49.8057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,498	49.8245 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,440	49.8265 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	153	49.8426 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,700	49.8482 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,582	49.8523 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	814	49.8531 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	62,438	49.8664 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	95	49.8664 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	59,837	49.8800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12	49.2200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	188	49.3282 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	848	49.4009 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	49.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	104	49.5519 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,641	49.7358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,120	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	951	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25,784	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	128	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	339	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,757	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,566	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	364	49.8012 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	370	49.8346 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,000	48.8385 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	49.2933 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	49.2953 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	49.3000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	227	49.3190 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	204	49.3506 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,645	49.5767 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	216	49.6413 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	756	49.6484 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,326	49.6517 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,197	49.6517 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	49.6800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,000	49.6856 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43	49.7678 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	735	49.7891 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	584	49.7891 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	222	49.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	49.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	203	49.7901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41	49.7951 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,204	49.7953 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	476	49.7953 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,328	49.7953 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	84	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	411	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	138	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	304	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41	49.8000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,558	49.8007 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	349	49.8007 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100	49.8082 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	200	49.8083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	151	49.8093 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	210	49.8119 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,840	49.8250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	579	49.8251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	858	49.8262 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	139	49.8325 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	299	49.8352 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38	49.8505 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	389	49.8575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11	49.8896 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20	49.8902 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	457	49.8967 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	49.9228 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33	49.9245 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	201	49.9248 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155	49.9275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	415	49.9566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,173	50.1150 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	117	50.1358 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86	50.1500 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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