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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: | 25 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 | 897,565 | 58.0518 GBP | 57.8954 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 787,012 | 58.0532 GBP | 57.8992 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 | CFD | increasing a long position | 1 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11,937 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 66 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 258 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 385 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 798 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 785 | 57.9801 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 354 | 57.9954 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,649 | 58.0101 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5,530 | 58.0107 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 181,623 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 465 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 55 | 57.8998 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 33,291 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 63 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 43 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 784 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 959 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,387 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 543 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,622 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 739 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,703 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,123 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,031 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,407 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,294 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,257 | 57.9116 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,780 | 57.9129 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 24 | 57.9463 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 329 | 57.9603 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 350 | 57.9603 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 199 | 57.9666 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 161 | 57.9697 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 403 | 57.9697 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 677 | 57.9697 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 37 | 57.9965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,500 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 20,000 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,600 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,000 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 800 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,000 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 15 | 58.0011 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,082 | 58.0092 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 21,323 | 58.0290 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 28,677 | 58.0290 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,959 | 58.0291 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,799 | 58.0471 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 243 | 58.0489 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 654 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2 | 58.0518 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 859 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,157 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 680 | 57.9508 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 26,342 | 57.9581 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 370 | 57.9617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 214 | 57.9720 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,327 | 57.9755 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 177 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 30,000 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 974 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 699 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,581 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 685 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,813 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,802 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,974 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 268 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,168 | 58.0068 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,496 | 58.0182 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 17 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 32 | 58.0250 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 291 | 58.0340 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 11 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 181,623 | 58.0500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,949 | 57.8992 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 33,291 | 57.9000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 15,505 | 57.9016 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 11,254 | 57.9016 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,799 | 57.9101 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,557 | 57.9235 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 785 | 57.9351 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,937 | 57.9551 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 44 | 57.9668 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,900 | 57.9733 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,629 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 257 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 142 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 274 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 147 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,156 | 57.9844 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 654 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,369 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 125 | 58.0000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 69 | 58.0051 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 619 | 58.0071 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 449 | 58.0072 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,624 | 58.0101 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 111 | 58.0152 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 192 | 58.0209 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 11,182 | 58.0210 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 61 | 58.0450 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: | 26 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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