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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: | 03 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 | 317,146 | 53.8000 GBP | 53.0958 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 158,836 | 53.8948 GBP | 53.0900 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 2,290 | 71.3478 USD | 71.3478 USD |
1p ordinary | SALES | 10,218 | 71.8079 USD | 71.3478 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 | 273 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 24 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 330 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 325 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11,695 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 37 | 53.2308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 400 | 53.2454 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,927 | 53.4121 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,928 | 53.4281 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11 | 53.4746 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,599 | 53.4844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 104 | 53.4844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 114 | 53.4844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,045 | 53.4844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 396 | 53.4844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 682 | 53.5607 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 193 | 53.5632 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 710 | 53.5925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 25 | 53.6616 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,359 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 912 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,115 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,012 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,543 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,732 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 96 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,213 | 53.1025 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 795 | 53.1319 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 400 | 53.1531 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,209 | 53.1531 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,000 | 53.2083 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,991 | 53.2645 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,200 | 53.2655 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 767 | 53.2991 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 929 | 53.3016 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,328 | 53.3250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 11,005 | 53.3250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,667 | 53.3250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,000 | 53.3750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,000 | 53.3820 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 79 | 53.3897 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,000 | 53.4442 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,794 | 53.4681 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,059 | 53.4821 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,020 | 53.5017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 23,900 | 53.5017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 57,080 | 53.5017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 746 | 53.5178 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,754 | 53.5178 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 664 | 53.5911 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 525 | 53.6003 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 417 | 53.6004 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,255 | 53.6004 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 148 | 53.6118 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 167 | 53.6920 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,752 | 53.6966 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,054 | 53.7072 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 358 | 53.7603 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 203 | 53.7632 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 53.8000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 549 | 53.8308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,931 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,167 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 8 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 189 | 53.3230 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 51 | 53.3863 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 25 | 53.4750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 69 | 53.5250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,923 | 53.5333 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 93 | 53.5500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 37 | 53.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 97 | 53.6221 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 53.0900 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 53.0900 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5 | 53.0920 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9 | 53.0922 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 77 | 53.0990 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 312 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,012 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 108 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,742 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 20 | 53.1000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 87 | 53.1001 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 86 | 53.1684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 33,750 | 53.1937 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 18 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 313 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 22 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 56 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 122 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 53.3341 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 286 | 53.3500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 163 | 53.3947 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 66 | 53.3947 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,081 | 53.4500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 53.4746 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 53.4746 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 46 | 53.5034 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,421 | 53.5036 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 376 | 53.5036 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 23 | 53.5891 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5 | 53.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 42 | 53.6131 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,121 | 53.6154 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,309 | 53.6669 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 237 | 53.6942 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: | 04 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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