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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: | 22 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 | SALES | 1,285,075 | 58.1000 GBP | 57.9887 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 1,034,732 | 58.1017 GBP | 57.9967 GBP |
(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 | 29 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 18 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 28,676 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5,426 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 274,553 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 10 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 42 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 22 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 43 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,117 | 58.0025 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 123 | 58.0038 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 231 | 58.0042 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 92 | 58.0042 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,034 | 58.0050 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 189 | 58.0069 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,183 | 58.0071 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 24 | 58.0125 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 152 | 58.0200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 512 | 58.0225 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 716 | 58.0379 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,822 | 58.0419 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 265 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,523 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 177 | 58.1398 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,593 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 807,402 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 33,314 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 135 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,552 | 58.0048 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,755 | 58.0053 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 20,637 | 58.0059 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,220 | 58.0087 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 500 | 58.0121 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,042 | 58.0146 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,173 | 58.0146 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8 | 58.0232 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,397 | 58.0271 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 26,023 | 58.0290 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 35,000 | 58.0290 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,695 | 58.0302 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 136 | 58.0382 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 25 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 34,318 | 58.0505 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 17,055 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,000 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 20,497 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 41,011 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,712 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,725 | 58.0830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 132 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 58.1017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 165,071 | 58.1371 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 265 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 5 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 33 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 312 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 16,362 | 58.0014 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 720 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,658 | 58.0087 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 38 | 58.0153 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,496 | 58.0155 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 64 | 58.0232 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,085 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 288 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 830 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 294 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 409 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 773 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,434 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 113 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 491 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 162 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,930 | 58.0302 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 435 | 58.0317 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 30,355 | 58.0406 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 622 | 57.9887 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 895 | 57.9887 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 63 | 57.9889 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 57.9900 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 51,429 | 57.9960 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 67 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 47 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,791 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 86 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 33,314 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,412 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 132 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,386 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,695 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 405 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 80 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,932 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 179 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 499 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,829 | 58.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 58 | 58.0052 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 43 | 58.0120 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,369 | 58.0215 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 105 | 58.0249 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,322 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 442 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,221 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 135 | 58.0259 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,220 | 58.0379 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 837 | 58.0500 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: | 23 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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