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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN | |||||||
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS | |||||||
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) | |||||||
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | Ā | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | ||||
(b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | Ā | INTERTEK GROUP PLC | ||||
Ā | relevant securities this form relates: | Ā | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | ISOTOPE BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY EQT X EUR SCSP AND EQT X USD SCSP, EACH ACTING THROUGH ITS MANAGER EQT FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.R.L., TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN INDIRECT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, LUXINVA AND MUBADALA) | |||||
Ā | principal trader is connected | Ā | Ā | ||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | Ā | 30 Jun 2026 | ||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO | Ā | Ā | |||
Ā | trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | Ā | Ā | ||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | Ā | |||||
Ā | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) | Ā | |||||
Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
Ā | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Ā | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | and/or controlled: | Ā | Ā | 2,683,100 | 1.74% | 2,150,945 | 1.40% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | and/or controlled: | Ā | Ā | 2,147,350 | 1.40% | 2,115,595 | 1.37% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | and agreements to purchase/sell: | Ā | Ā | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | TOTAL: | Ā | Ā | 4,830,450 | 3.14% | 4,266,540 | 2.77% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Ā | |||||
Ā | options) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
which subscription right exists | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
security | Ā | securities | paid/received | paid/received | |||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 284,402 | 58.1000 GBP | 58.0115 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | Sale | 280,654 | 58.1000 GBP | 57.9919 GBP | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Ā | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Ā | reference | unit | |||
security | Ā | Ā | securities | Ā | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,300 | 58.0690 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,951 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 3,690 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,690 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 47,733 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,688 | 58.0534 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,556 | 58.0453 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 264 | 58.0115 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,459 | 58.0616 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 23 | 58.0586 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,314 | 58.0587 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 419 | 58.0587 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,845 | 58.0501 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 604 | 58.0587 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 267 | 58.0586 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 22 | 58.0586 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 75 | 58.0616 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53 | 57.9919 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29 | 57.9919 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 956 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8 | 58.0767 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4 | 58.0767 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 307 | 58.0845 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 132 | 58.0503 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,370 | 58.0505 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,230 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,017 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,621 | 58.0924 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 457 | 58.0426 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 215 | 58.0500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,425 | 58.0744 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,461 | 58.0765 GBP | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Ā | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Ā | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Ā | date | money |
relevant | Ā | selling, | securities | per unit | Ā | Ā | paid/ |
security | Ā | varying etc | to which | Ā | Ā | Ā | received |
Ā | Ā | Ā | option | Ā | Ā | Ā | per unit |
Ā | Ā | Ā | relates | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(ii) | Exercising | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Ā | Ā | securities | unit | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Ā | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Ā | Ā | applicable) | ||||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Ā | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Ā | Ā | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Ā | Ā | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Ā | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Ā | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Ā | Ā | |||||
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Ā | Ā | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Ā | Ā | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 01 Jul 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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