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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: | 07 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 | 448,270 | 51.9800 GBP | 50.4600 GBP |
| Sale | 340,478 | 52.0000 GBP | 50.4499 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 | 86,938 | 50.4600 GBP |
14,715 | 50.4608 GBP | |||
88 | 50.4625 GBP | |||
17 | 50.4635 GBP | |||
9 | 50.4739 GBP | |||
50,274 | 50.5099 GBP | |||
8 | 50.5138 GBP | |||
477 | 50.5212 GBP | |||
275 | 50.5723 GBP | |||
12,932 | 50.5843 GBP | |||
11 | 50.6651 GBP | |||
1,351 | 50.7337 GBP | |||
593 | 50.8268 GBP | |||
583 | 50.9830 GBP | |||
38 | 51.0015 GBP | |||
81 | 51.2051 GBP | |||
14,343 | 51.2232 GBP | |||
3,329 | 51.2712 GBP | |||
10,000 | 51.2756 GBP | |||
478 | 51.2996 GBP | |||
2,826 | 51.3026 GBP | |||
1,296 | 51.3130 GBP | |||
283 | 51.3292 GBP | |||
25 | 51.4992 GBP | |||
2,608 | 51.5506 GBP | |||
701 | 51.8682 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 174 | 50.4499 GBP | ||
12,533 | 50.4570 GBP | |||
1,379 | 50.5395 GBP | |||
84 | 50.8376 GBP | |||
59 | 51.4582 GBP | |||
444 | 51.4937 GBP | |||
11 | 51.7800 GBP | |||
5,747 | 51.9961 GBP | |||
3,752 | 69.4831 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 141 | 50.4577 GBP | ||
218 | 50.4592 GBP | |||
24,042 | 50.4600 GBP | |||
1,115 | 50.6057 GBP | |||
1,351 | 50.7346 GBP | |||
4 | 50.8950 GBP | |||
257 | 51.0184 GBP | |||
102 | 51.0357 GBP | |||
277 | 51.0549 GBP | |||
5,056 | 51.0612 GBP | |||
287 | 51.1188 GBP | |||
256 | 51.1974 GBP | |||
32,827 | 51.2459 GBP | |||
1,226 | 51.2826 GBP | |||
322 | 51.2839 GBP | |||
14 | 51.3192 GBP | |||
1,760 | 51.3208 GBP | |||
354 | 51.3215 GBP | |||
9,849 | 51.3358 GBP | |||
5 | 51.3719 GBP | |||
8,500 | 51.3743 GBP | |||
2,638 | 51.3900 GBP | |||
12,280 | 51.3901 GBP | |||
14,279 | 51.4237 GBP | |||
362 | 51.4326 GBP | |||
25,000 | 51.4543 GBP | |||
2,243 | 51.5222 GBP | |||
151 | 51.5306 GBP | |||
1,040 | 51.5857 GBP | |||
930 | 51.6033 GBP | |||
15 | 51.6148 GBP | |||
380 | 51.6958 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 12,977 | 50.4600 GBP | ||
1,529 | 50.4651 GBP | |||
4,211 | 50.5316 GBP | |||
1,980 | 50.6301 GBP | |||
255 | 50.6833 GBP | |||
12,222 | 51.0430 GBP | |||
400 | 51.0616 GBP | |||
1,867 | 51.0617 GBP | |||
21,297 | 51.3903 GBP | |||
7,015 | 51.4516 GBP | |||
Opening a long position | 392 | 51.4884 GBP | ||
Opening a short position | 392 | 51.4677 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: | 13 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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