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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: | 30 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 | 112,593 | 58.1000 GBP | 57.9968 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 210,863 | 58.1000 GBP | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 1,713 | 67.3825 EUR | 67.3825 EUR |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 2,780 | 77.0487 USD | 76.9766 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 | 207 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 406 | 58.0129 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 839 | 58.0354 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 261 | 58.0454 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 613 | 58.0494 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 69 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 23 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 39 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 26 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 261 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 64 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 128 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 175 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 90 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,390 | 58.0510 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,060 | 58.0538 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 640 | 58.0609 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 80 | 57.9980 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 20 | 57.9980 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,015 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,947 | 58.0375 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,681 | 58.0443 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,233 | 58.0478 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 747 | 58.0487 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 471 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 94 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 96 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,000 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 649 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 117 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,938 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 107 | 58.0501 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 267 | 58.0501 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 43 | 58.0517 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,298 | 58.0588 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7 | 58.0600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 100 | 58.0621 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 150 | 58.0671 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 436 | 58.0684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 69 | 58.0750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,295 | 58.0375 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 11 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,650 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 236 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 269 | 58.0587 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 60 | 58.0587 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 57 | 58.0616 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 295 | 58.0616 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,431 | 58.0617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,103 | 58.0640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 560 | 58.0668 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 40 | 58.0888 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,273 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,296 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 458 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 58 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 212 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 562 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 430 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 152 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 149 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 254 | 58.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,027 | 58.0323 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 40,000 | 58.0356 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 107 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 75 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 59 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,023 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,236 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,938 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,233 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 47 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10,631 | 58.0501 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,612 | 58.0536 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,947 | 58.0538 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,027 | 58.0569 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 790 | 58.0600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,005 | 58.0704 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 26,535 | 58.0710 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 423 | 58.1000 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: | 01 July 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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