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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: | 17 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 | 138,169 | 57.2000 GBP | 56.8017 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 218,137 | 57.2000 GBP | 56.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 3,755 | 76.4029 USD | 76.4029 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 | 10,000 | 56.7432 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 799 | 56.9075 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 901 | 56.9244 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,555 | 56.9570 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,098 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,349 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 286 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 267 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 194 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 380 | 56.9656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 897 | 56.9722 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,083 | 56.9835 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 319 | 57.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 381 | 57.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 502 | 57.0027 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 128 | 57.0154 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 236 | 57.0185 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 19,970 | 57.0336 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 200 | 57.0794 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,849 | 57.0871 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 416 | 57.1555 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 802 | 57.1556 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 412 | 57.1579 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 9 | 57.1911 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 808 | 57.1914 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 431 | 57.1914 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 903 | 57.1914 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 20 | 57.1915 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 18 | 57.1917 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 150 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 17,669 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 255 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 101 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 410 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9 | 56.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6 | 56.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 56.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 204 | 56.9023 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,500 | 56.9081 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 104 | 56.9324 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 391 | 56.9324 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 174 | 56.9324 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 36 | 56.9324 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 912 | 56.9324 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,629 | 56.9418 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,483 | 56.9543 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9 | 57.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 231 | 57.0043 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 419 | 57.0043 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 275 | 57.0181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 35 | 57.0380 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 87 | 57.0380 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,732 | 57.0667 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,002 | 57.0667 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,266 | 57.0667 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 243 | 57.1408 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,052 | 57.1408 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,185 | 57.1408 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 688 | 57.1408 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,605 | 57.1408 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 59 | 57.1998 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 68 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,510 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,890 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 64 | 57.2001 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 41 | 56.8017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 63 | 56.8714 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 263 | 56.9092 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 108 | 56.9303 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 934 | 56.9418 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 203 | 56.9968 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,755 | 57.0337 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 75 | 57.0877 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 200 | 57.1150 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 66 | 57.1505 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,499 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 802 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 7 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 152 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,606 | 56.8181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,787 | 56.8181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 11,369 | 56.8181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,463 | 56.8181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 775 | 56.8181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,555 | 56.8500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,400 | 56.8714 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,807 | 56.8915 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,629 | 56.9244 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,630 | 56.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,970 | 56.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,685 | 56.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,095 | 56.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 620 | 56.9250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 225 | 56.9379 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,000 | 56.9500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 182 | 57.0354 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 604 | 57.0354 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 195 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 22 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 503 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 81 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 98 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 534 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 127 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 45 | 57.0442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,194 | 57.0443 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,416 | 57.0823 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3 | 57.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,500 | 57.1333 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,510 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,000 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 14,969 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,800 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,900 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 500 | 57.2000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,200 | 57.2000 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: | 18 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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