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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: | 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: | 08 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 | Purchase | 917,005 | 55.8388 GBP | 54.5500 GBP |
| Sale | 353,326 | 55.8450 GBP | 54.6484 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 | 1,157 | 55.3685 GBP |
2,260 | 55.3705 GBP | |||
109 | 55.4133 GBP | |||
3,042 | 55.5283 GBP | |||
45 | 55.7025 GBP | |||
402 | 55.8017 GBP | |||
59 | 55.8431 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 1,558 | 54.7610 GBP | ||
15,000 | 54.8241 GBP | |||
5,000 | 54.9022 GBP | |||
576 | 55.0815 GBP | |||
394 | 55.1125 GBP | |||
313 | 55.2399 GBP | |||
2,746 | 55.3635 GBP | |||
4,590 | 55.3793 GBP | |||
20,890 | 55.4900 GBP | |||
193 | 55.5492 GBP | |||
91 | 55.5906 GBP | |||
5,000 | 55.5998 GBP | |||
116 | 55.6242 GBP | |||
582 | 55.6289 GBP | |||
872 | 55.6457 GBP | |||
3,770 | 55.6694 GBP | |||
646 | 55.6818 GBP | |||
1,308 | 55.6944 GBP | |||
48 | 55.6989 GBP | |||
12,719 | 55.6992 GBP | |||
56,719 | 55.7000 GBP | |||
11,451 | 55.7027 GBP | |||
4,028 | 55.7180 GBP | |||
534 | 55.7196 GBP | |||
5,003 | 55.7458 GBP | |||
55 | 55.7490 GBP | |||
9 | 55.7944 GBP | |||
19 | 55.7983 GBP | |||
2,014 | 55.8013 GBP | |||
2 | 55.8444 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 152 | 54.6484 GBP | ||
7 | 54.9157 GBP | |||
27,698 | 55.0918 GBP | |||
3,812 | 55.3106 GBP | |||
2,006 | 55.4654 GBP | |||
82 | 55.5491 GBP | |||
268 | 55.5944 GBP | |||
75 | 55.6975 GBP | |||
1,625 | 55.7000 GBP | |||
2,921 | 55.7141 GBP | |||
3,043 | 55.7899 GBP | |||
4,672 | 73.8089 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 762 | 54.5882 GBP | ||
4,129 | 54.6289 GBP | |||
5,000 | 54.6544 GBP | |||
368 | 54.6772 GBP | |||
2,052 | 54.7044 GBP | |||
787 | 54.7294 GBP | |||
75,000 | 54.7717 GBP | |||
68 | 54.7864 GBP | |||
14,627 | 54.8091 GBP | |||
46 | 54.8098 GBP | |||
53,082 | 54.8683 GBP | |||
44 | 54.9055 GBP | |||
6,245 | 54.9105 GBP | |||
3,082 | 54.9305 GBP | |||
20,000 | 54.9384 GBP | |||
30,000 | 54.9525 GBP | |||
665 | 54.9671 GBP | |||
484 | 54.9814 GBP | |||
88,450 | 54.9876 GBP | |||
45 | 54.9911 GBP | |||
900 | 54.9912 GBP | |||
64 | 54.9913 GBP | |||
29 | 54.9914 GBP | |||
10 | 55.0008 GBP | |||
1,066 | 55.0151 GBP | |||
1,509 | 55.1374 GBP | |||
175,000 | 55.1704 GBP | |||
34,133 | 55.3170 GBP | |||
181 | 55.3262 GBP | |||
34,532 | 55.4701 GBP | |||
90,000 | 55.5606 GBP | |||
123 | 55.6020 GBP | |||
13,279 | 55.6782 GBP | |||
20,492 | 55.6867 GBP | |||
42,337 | 55.6890 GBP | |||
8,886 | 55.7008 GBP | |||
53 | 55.7485 GBP | |||
13,483 | 55.8387 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: | 09 June 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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