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Form 8.3 - Intertek Group plc

18th May 2026 12:34

RNS Number : 7623E
Societe Generale SA
18 May 2026
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Intertek Group plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

15/05/2026

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

3,601,304

2.34

6,362

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

7,161

0.00

1,260,180

0.82

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

3,608,465

2.34

1,266,542

0.82

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

56.32815

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,000

56.16404

1p ordinary

Purchase

106,009

56.2451

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,409

56.5856

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,819

56.375

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,409

56.2422

1p ordinary

Purchase

641

56.3

1p ordinary

Purchase

117

56.25

1p ordinary

Purchase

126

56.15

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

56

1p ordinary

Purchase

870

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

10,359

56.14158

1p ordinary

Sale

229

56.1388

1p ordinary

Sale

5

56.138

1p ordinary

Sale

647

56.10606

1p ordinary

Sale

10

56.1028

1p ordinary

Sale

6,514

56.14551

1p ordinary

Sale

457

56.10258

1p ordinary

Sale

41

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

64

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

64

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

64

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

119

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

264

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

320

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

320

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

377

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

212

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

2

56

1p ordinary

Sale

16

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

33

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

45

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

52

56

1p ordinary

Sale

52

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

74

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

138

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

234

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

242

56

1p ordinary

Sale

4

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

6

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

12

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

13

55.95

1p ordinary

Sale

17

56

1p ordinary

Sale

21

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

23

55.95

1p ordinary

Sale

24

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.4

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.55

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

32

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

33

55.95

1p ordinary

Sale

34

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

36

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

37

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

38

56

1p ordinary

Sale

39

56.1

1p ordinary

Sale

40

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

41

56

1p ordinary

Sale

44

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

45

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

57

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

63

56

1p ordinary

Sale

63

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

64

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

65

56.1

1p ordinary

Sale

65

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

72

55.95

1p ordinary

Sale

73

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

76

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

116

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

135

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

337

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

360

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

10

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

16

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

16

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

43

56

1p ordinary

Sale

44

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

52

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

54

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

68

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

69

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

73

56

1p ordinary

Sale

78

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

98

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

117

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

138

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

158

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

1

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

1

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

3

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

15

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

21

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

31

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

51

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

77

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

99

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

101

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

103

56.45

1p ordinary

Sale

104

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.1

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.2

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.35

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.4

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.4

1p ordinary

Sale

105

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

109

56.05

1p ordinary

Sale

167

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

262

56.5

1p ordinary

Sale

360

56.3

1p ordinary

Sale

418

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

59

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

60

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

60

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

160

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

185

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

229

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

478

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

482

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

572

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

641

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

641

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

641

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

641

56.15

1p ordinary

Sale

870

56.15

 

 

 

(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

GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

56.32815

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

33,000

56.16404

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

106,009

56.2451

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,359

56.14158

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

229

56.1388

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

5

56.138

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

647

56.10606

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10

56.1028

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

6,514

56.14551

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

457

56.10258

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

4. 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 person 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 person 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

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

18/05/2026

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number*:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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