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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 June 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 | 312,777 | 55.8000 GBP | 54.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 273,115 | 55.8500 GBP | 54.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 638 | 74.3233 USD | 74.3233 USD |
1p ordinary | SALES | 8,143 | 74.3233 USD | 73.9459 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 | 3,339 | 54.8910 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,767 | 55.0301 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,326 | 55.0546 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,505 | 55.4205 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,432 | 55.5163 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 203 | 55.5672 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,643 | 55.6782 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 24 | 55.6917 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 196 | 55.6958 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 108 | 55.6958 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 13 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,307 | 55.7209 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,185 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,343 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,552 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,735 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,065 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,589 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,866 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,228 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,653 | 55.7357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 89 | 55.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,000 | 54.7047 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,027 | 54.7162 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 182 | 54.7426 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,953 | 54.8674 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2 | 54.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 12 | 54.9500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 23 | 54.9500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,000 | 55.0229 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,396 | 55.0527 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 21,235 | 55.2212 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 463 | 55.3161 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,005 | 55.3703 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200 | 55.4610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,318 | 55.4610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 107 | 55.4798 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,898 | 55.5798 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 300 | 55.5799 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 43 | 55.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 17 | 55.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 81,307 | 55.6005 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,251 | 55.6528 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 997 | 55.6537 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,664 | 55.6537 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 351 | 55.6537 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,756 | 55.6537 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,696 | 55.6695 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 93 | 55.6823 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 400 | 55.6856 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,049 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,929 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,864 | 55.3498 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,786 | 55.3672 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 27 | 55.4481 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2 | 55.5800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4 | 55.5800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 22 | 55.6250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 12 | 55.6750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 22 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 15 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 174 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 24 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,171 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 49 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 29 | 55.7247 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,160 | 55.7498 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 54.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 136 | 54.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 165 | 54.7278 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 202 | 54.7281 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 199 | 54.8113 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 199 | 54.8880 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,532 | 54.9531 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 308 | 54.9956 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,987 | 55.0546 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,886 | 55.0775 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 684 | 55.2597 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 55.3857 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,849 | 55.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,488 | 55.6597 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 386 | 55.6889 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 39 | 55.6910 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 42 | 55.6912 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 55.6986 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13 | 55.6992 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 75 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 423 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 82 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,049 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 20,934 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 840 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 53 | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 31,711 | 55.7050 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,841 | 55.7090 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,145 | 55.7175 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 343 | 55.7196 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,542 | 55.7200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 34 | 55.7456 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 37 | 55.7473 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 55.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 162 | 55.7709 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 146 | 55.7710 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 225 | 55.7871 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2 | 55.7950 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,636 | 55.7955 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 73 | 55.8000 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
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(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 09 June 2026 |
| Contact name: | Claire Gordon |
| Telephone number: | +44 141 245-8893 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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