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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: | 12 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 | 515,774 | 57.4000 GBP | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 434,866 | 57.4000 GBP | 55.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 8,195 | 75.4111 USD | 75.4111 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 | 25 | 55.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7 | 55.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 24,154 | 55.8112 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,182 | 55.9348 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 64 | 55.9503 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5 | 56.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5 | 56.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 153 | 56.0254 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,117 | 56.0254 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 500 | 56.0282 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,409 | 56.0391 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11 | 56.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 227 | 56.0879 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 6 | 56.1667 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,502 | 56.3228 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 80 | 56.4220 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 22 | 56.4733 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 52 | 56.5648 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,968 | 56.5739 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 13 | 56.5915 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 6 | 56.5917 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 10 | 56.5920 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 686 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 232 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 6,760 | 56.6689 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,424 | 56.7128 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 630 | 56.7749 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 40 | 56.8500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 125 | 56.9478 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 69 | 56.9494 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 20,000 | 57.0141 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,000 | 57.0142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 50,000 | 57.0365 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,005 | 57.0996 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 677 | 57.1495 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,000 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 269 | 57.1750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 778 | 57.2082 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,500 | 55.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 505 | 55.8712 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,132 | 55.8712 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 105 | 55.8712 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 300 | 55.8712 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 210 | 55.8939 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 699 | 55.9812 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,751 | 56.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,332 | 56.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 917 | 56.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 56.0230 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4 | 56.0230 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 26,718 | 56.0859 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 221 | 56.1387 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,163 | 56.1553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 573 | 56.1553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 201 | 56.1553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 986 | 56.1553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 188 | 56.2897 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 469 | 56.2897 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 786 | 56.2897 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,355 | 56.3007 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 259 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,016 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,092 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 21 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 263 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 158 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 809 | 56.6340 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 14,513 | 56.6566 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 562 | 56.6571 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,000 | 56.7784 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 51,000 | 56.9447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 15,937 | 56.9447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,187 | 56.9447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 11,156 | 56.9447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 114,751 | 56.9447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,792 | 57.0342 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 843 | 57.0695 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,493 | 57.0696 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,736 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 381 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 51 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 284 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,186 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,551 | 57.1089 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 319 | 57.1089 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 902 | 57.1089 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,397 | 57.1089 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 449 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,914 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,464 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 619 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 616 | 57.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 269 | 57.1750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,481 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 294 | 55.7912 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 177 | 55.8326 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 321 | 55.8330 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1 | 55.9500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 659 | 55.9812 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 8,195 | 56.2228 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 117 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 371 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,824 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 30,775 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 102 | 56.6001 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,056 | 56.7372 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 243 | 55.7379 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 718 | 55.7749 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 218 | 55.8876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4 | 55.9213 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2 | 55.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 304 | 55.9465 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,894 | 56.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 24 | 56.0665 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 370 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 114 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,037 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 145 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,133 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,124 | 56.0669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 228 | 56.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 49 | 56.1499 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 165 | 56.1979 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,469 | 56.3789 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 118 | 56.4015 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 125 | 56.4223 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7,007 | 56.4733 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,000 | 56.5280 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 621 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,016 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 424 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 343 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 284 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 25 | 56.6004 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,677 | 56.6393 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 26,718 | 56.6534 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 130,628 | 56.8156 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 115 | 56.9438 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 40,000 | 57.1297 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 158 | 57.1495 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 699 | 57.2082 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,500 | 57.2499 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,000 | 57.2500 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: | 15 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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