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Form 8.3 - Intertek Group plc

23rd Apr 2026 13:19

RNS Number : 7086B
Societe Generale SA
23 April 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

22/04/2026

(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:

2,081,528

1.35

165,555

0.11

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

416,735

0.27

261,033

0.17

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

2,498,263

1.62

426,588

0.28

 

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

4,223

48.73962

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

49.3

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

48.72

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

48.74

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

48.73

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

48.74

1p ordinary

Purchase

46

48.73

1p ordinary

Purchase

46

48.73

1p ordinary

Purchase

69

48.74

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

49.13

1p ordinary

Purchase

107

48.75

1p ordinary

Purchase

131

50.86

1p ordinary

Purchase

223

50.06

1p ordinary

Purchase

449

50.08

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

137

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

137

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

160

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

260

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

339

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

410

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

515

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

641

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,463

49.6

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,317

49.6

1p ordinary

Sale

21

49.83952

1p ordinary

Sale

45

49.83933

1p ordinary

Sale

2,059

49.83933

1p ordinary

Sale

5,414

49.618

1p ordinary

Sale

9,763

49.74605

1p ordinary

Sale

321

49.35469

1p ordinary

Sale

187

49.70305

1p ordinary

Sale

216

49.74606

1p ordinary

Sale

100

49.746

1p ordinary

Sale

3,237

49.70304

1p ordinary

Sale

38

49.95974

1p ordinary

Sale

60

50.13

1p ordinary

Sale

2,738

50.12997

1p ordinary

Sale

673

49.95951

1p ordinary

Sale

28

50.13

1p ordinary

Sale

1,788

49.92901

1p ordinary

Sale

103

49.92903

1p ordinary

Sale

58

50.24

1p ordinary

Sale

73

50.23

1p ordinary

Sale

23

49.81

1p ordinary

Sale

24

49.81

1p ordinary

Sale

45

50.25

1p ordinary

Sale

48

49.945

1p ordinary

Sale

58

48.68

1p ordinary

Sale

58

49.74

1p ordinary

Sale

60

48.55

1p ordinary

Sale

123

48.49

1p ordinary

Sale

157

50.12

1p ordinary

Sale

3

48.68

1p ordinary

Sale

3

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

5

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

5

50.14

1p ordinary

Sale

6

48.71

1p ordinary

Sale

7

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

8

48.45

1p ordinary

Sale

9

48.71

1p ordinary

Sale

10

48.57

1p ordinary

Sale

10

48.61

1p ordinary

Sale

13

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

14

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

14

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

15

50.14

1p ordinary

Sale

17

48.68

1p ordinary

Sale

17

50.22

1p ordinary

Sale

18

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

21

48.71

1p ordinary

Sale

25

48.55

1p ordinary

Sale

26

48.61

1p ordinary

Sale

27

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

27

50.18

1p ordinary

Sale

33

50.18

1p ordinary

Sale

35

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

35

49.92

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.33

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.4

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.52

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.53

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.53

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.53

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.53

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.55

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.55

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.57

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.57

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.58

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.58

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.58

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.6

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.62

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.62

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.63

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.64

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.64

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.65

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.67

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.68

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.74

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.74

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.75

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.78

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.78

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.8

1p ordinary

Sale

36

48.82

1p ordinary

Sale

37

48.25

1p ordinary

Sale

37

48.28

1p ordinary

Sale

40

50.12

1p ordinary

Sale

41

49.84

1p ordinary

Sale

43

50.22

1p ordinary

Sale

44

49.86

1p ordinary

Sale

44

50.02

1p ordinary

Sale

45

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

46

50.14

1p ordinary

Sale

48

49.97

1p ordinary

Sale

49

48.69

1p ordinary

Sale

49

49.96

1p ordinary

Sale

49

50.02

1p ordinary

Sale

50

50.1

1p ordinary

Sale

56

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

56

50.3

1p ordinary

Sale

57

48.49

1p ordinary

Sale

58

48.38

1p ordinary

Sale

58

48.45

1p ordinary

Sale

60

48.7

1p ordinary

Sale

60

50.08

1p ordinary

Sale

61

48.48

1p ordinary

Sale

62

48.45

1p ordinary

Sale

62

48.48

1p ordinary

Sale

65

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

66

50.18

1p ordinary

Sale

71

48.81

1p ordinary

Sale

75

50.16

1p ordinary

Sale

80

48.62

1p ordinary

Sale

84

49.81

1p ordinary

Sale

93

50.04

1p ordinary

Sale

93

50.06

1p ordinary

Sale

112

48.38

1p ordinary

Sale

45

48.75

1p ordinary

Sale

55

48.62

1p ordinary

Sale

61

49.96

1p ordinary

Sale

63

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

77

48.81

1p ordinary

Sale

77

50.4

1p ordinary

Sale

195

48.7

1p ordinary

Sale

57

48.67

1p ordinary

Sale

11

48.82

1p ordinary

Sale

21

48.47

1p ordinary

Sale

24

48.5

1p ordinary

Sale

40

48.82

1p ordinary

Sale

40

48.82

1p ordinary

Sale

42

48.5

1p ordinary

Sale

42

50.4

1p ordinary

Sale

46

50.06

1p ordinary

Sale

47

50.38

1p ordinary

Sale

49

48.5

1p ordinary

Sale

50

48.5

1p ordinary

Sale

51

50.06

1p ordinary

Sale

52

50.12

1p ordinary

Sale

57

50.38

1p ordinary

Sale

75

48.76

1p ordinary

Sale

90

49.77

1p ordinary

Sale

92

49.94

1p ordinary

Sale

94

48.64

1p ordinary

Sale

95

49.71

1p ordinary

Sale

100

48.67

1p ordinary

Sale

101

48.47

1p ordinary

Sale

103

50.84

1p ordinary

Sale

103

50.86

1p ordinary

Sale

103

50.88

1p ordinary

Sale

103

50.9

1p ordinary

Sale

103

50.9

1p ordinary

Sale

104

50.44

1p ordinary

Sale

104

50.46

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.52

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.53

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.56

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.57

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.58

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.59

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.6

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.61

1p ordinary

Sale

108

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

110

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

111

48.63

1p ordinary

Sale

111

50.22

1p ordinary

Sale

120

48.71

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.54

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.65

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.66

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.72

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.73

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.74

1p ordinary

Sale

121

48.82

1p ordinary

Sale

122

48.21

1p ordinary

Sale

122

48.35

1p ordinary

Sale

123

50.12

1p ordinary

Sale

124

50.28

1p ordinary

Sale

171

48.41

1p ordinary

Sale

188

49.27

1p ordinary

Sale

228

48.7

1p ordinary

Sale

239

49.53

1p ordinary

Sale

240

50.24

1p ordinary

Sale

245

49.03

1p ordinary

Sale

246

49.3

1p ordinary

Sale

279

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

306

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

187

49.48

1p ordinary

Sale

187

49.48

1p ordinary

Sale

146

49.85

1p ordinary

Sale

2

49.85

 

 

(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

4,223

48.73962

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

21

49.83952

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

45

49.83933

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,059

49.83933

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

5,414

49.618

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,763

49.74605

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

321

49.35469

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

187

49.70305

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

216

49.74606

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

100

49.746

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,237

49.70304

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

38

49.95974

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

60

50.13

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,738

50.12997

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

673

49.95951

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

28

50.13

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,788

49.92901

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

103

49.92903

 

 

 

(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:

23/04/2026

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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