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AMENDMENT
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities 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: | Corporate broker to Intertek Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 18 May 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 | Purchase | 424,908 | 56.3000 GBP | 55.5000 GBP |
| Sale | 341,569 | 56.2316 GBP | 55.4958 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 | Equity Swap | Decrease Long | 31,932 | 55.5000 GBP |
11,069 | 55.5008 GBP | |||
53 | 55.5025 GBP | |||
8 | 55.5069 GBP | |||
1,341 | 55.5367 GBP | |||
19 | 55.6166 GBP | |||
1,310 | 55.6259 GBP | |||
271 | 55.7482 GBP | |||
45,000 | 55.7723 GBP | |||
343 | 55.7727 GBP | |||
143 | 55.9033 GBP | |||
5,000 | 55.9140 GBP | |||
391 | 56.0003 GBP | |||
12 | 56.0431 GBP | |||
3 | 56.0508 GBP | |||
75 | 56.1496 GBP | |||
3 | 56.1556 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 121 | 55.4945 GBP | ||
17,138 | 55.4967 GBP | |||
3,384 | 55.5000 GBP | |||
2,824 | 55.5583 GBP | |||
447 | 55.5967 GBP | |||
27,553 | 55.5996 GBP | |||
1,613 | 55.7904 GBP | |||
4,720 | 55.8230 GBP | |||
8,805 | 55.8545 GBP | |||
115 | 55.9877 GBP | |||
4,620 | 56.0138 GBP | |||
1,163 | 56.0316 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 875 | 55.4958 GBP | ||
1 | 55.4975 GBP | |||
7,331 | 55.4992 GBP | |||
4,425 | 55.5217 GBP | |||
105 | 55.6031 GBP | |||
181 | 55.6505 GBP | |||
3,898 | 55.6913 GBP | |||
185 | 55.7152 GBP | |||
2,201 | 55.7193 GBP | |||
4,564 | 55.7376 GBP | |||
175 | 55.7422 GBP | |||
1,018 | 55.7522 GBP | |||
6,230 | 55.7588 GBP | |||
901 | 55.7659 GBP | |||
1,480 | 55.7810 GBP | |||
3,675 | 55.8804 GBP | |||
7,436 | 55.8855 GBP | |||
299 | 55.8983 GBP | |||
9,201 | 55.9284 GBP | |||
76 | 55.9485 GBP | |||
1,512 | 55.9927 GBP | |||
5,586 | 55.9981 GBP | |||
702 | 56.0129 GBP | |||
269 | 56.0246 GBP | |||
190 | 56.0586 GBP | |||
4,825 | 55.8427 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 958 | 55.5011 GBP | ||
7,506 | 55.5033 GBP | |||
5,000 | 55.5042 GBP | |||
4,989 | 55.5555 GBP | |||
10 | 55.6306 GBP | |||
24 | 55.6368 GBP | |||
14 | 55.6375 GBP | |||
8 | 55.6396 GBP | |||
70 | 55.6406 GBP | |||
67 | 55.6427 GBP | |||
13 | 55.6440 GBP | |||
8 | 55.6449 GBP | |||
4 | 55.6537 GBP | |||
24 | 55.6556 GBP | |||
115 | 55.7026 GBP | |||
5,000 | 55.7542 GBP | |||
2,539 | 55.8276 GBP | |||
6,008 | 55.8277 GBP | |||
4,010 | 55.8437 GBP | |||
14,466 | 55.9029 GBP | |||
4 | 55.9270 GBP | |||
10,616 | 55.9877 GBP | |||
10,000 | 56.0042 GBP | |||
78 | 56.0520 GBP | |||
Opening a long position | 6 | 56.0450 GBP | ||
Opening a short position | 51,500 | 56.0420 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 |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(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) |
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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: | 20 May 2026 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
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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