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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: | 15 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 | SALES | 121,878 | 56.7558 GBP | 56.5500 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 236,285 | 56.7778 GBP | 56.5824 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 6,246 | 76.0794 USD | 76.0794 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 | 26 | 56.5966 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 45 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,527 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 265 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 196 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 329 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,432 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 211 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 830 | 56.6204 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 195 | 56.6354 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,014 | 56.6384 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,577 | 56.6460 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 71 | 56.6466 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 189 | 56.6489 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,196 | 56.6489 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 227 | 56.6493 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 659 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 689 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 12 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 283 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 399 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 62 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,118 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 67 | 56.6552 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,315 | 56.6643 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,568 | 56.6750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 149 | 56.6966 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 314 | 56.5925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 110 | 56.5925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 548 | 56.5925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,184 | 56.5925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 768 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 129 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,596 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 90 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,158 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 426 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 201 | 56.6272 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 571 | 56.6272 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,005 | 56.6272 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,141 | 56.6272 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,115 | 56.6315 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 392 | 56.6315 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,911 | 56.6315 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,196 | 56.6315 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 339 | 56.6358 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 570 | 56.6358 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 136 | 56.6358 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 351 | 56.6446 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 637 | 56.6447 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 618 | 56.6471 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 171 | 56.6484 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 145 | 56.6486 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 544 | 56.6496 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 192 | 56.6496 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 956 | 56.6496 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,037 | 56.6496 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,527 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,767 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 362 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,524 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 13,315 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 106,379 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,709 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 217 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 56.6650 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 407 | 56.6673 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,337 | 56.6736 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,568 | 56.6750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 16 | 56.6795 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 60 | 56.6795 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 27 | 56.6795 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5 | 56.6795 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 397 | 56.6865 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,021 | 56.6965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 95 | 56.6965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 271 | 56.6965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 473 | 56.6965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,001 | 56.7044 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 575 | 56.7044 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 203 | 56.7044 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,159 | 56.7044 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 81 | 56.6390 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 778 | 56.6471 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 106 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 689 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,988 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 157 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,246 | 56.6543 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 201 | 56.6599 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 22 | 56.6736 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 113 | 56.6750 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 153 | 56.6751 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 61 | 56.7000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 45 | 56.5611 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 310 | 56.5684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 985 | 56.5684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,315 | 56.5684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,548 | 56.5684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,842 | 56.5684 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 172 | 56.5920 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 38 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 21 | 56.6000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10 | 56.6166 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,000 | 56.6250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,419 | 56.6333 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,514 | 56.6344 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 919 | 56.6351 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 701 | 56.6351 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,014 | 56.6359 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,340 | 56.6382 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 144 | 56.6382 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 276 | 56.6382 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 930 | 56.6382 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 135 | 56.6383 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 73 | 56.6383 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 71 | 56.6466 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,110 | 56.6497 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,319 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 100 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13,315 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 150 | 56.6500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 929 | 56.6536 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 56.6573 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 221 | 56.6615 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 26 | 56.6615 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9 | 56.6644 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 56.6650 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 52 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 70 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 348 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 634 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 143 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 196 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 893 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,077 | 56.6705 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 168 | 56.6755 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 461 | 56.6759 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 146 | 56.6963 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 198 | 56.7019 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 24 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 66 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 447 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 127 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 258 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13 | 56.7500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 288 | 56.7558 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
|
(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: | 16 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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