Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI INTERTEK GROUP PLC

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERTEK GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

ISOTOPE BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY EQT X EUR SCSP AND EQT X USD SCSP, EACH ACTING THROUGH ITS MANAGER EQT FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.R.L., TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN INDIRECT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, LUXINVA AND MUBADALA)

principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

27 Oct 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

5,142,806

3.34%

882,497

0.57%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

898,023

0.58%

4,838,204

3.14%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,040,829

3.92%

5,720,701

3.72%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

securities

paid/received

paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

739,654

59.2133 GBP

59.1250 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66,050

59.2035 GBP

59.1500 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

93

59.1644 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,352

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,943

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

886

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

92,550

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

400

59.1527 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,987

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

83

59.1446 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

143

59.1446 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,447

59.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

272

59.1886 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

832

59.1945 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

400

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

7

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

59.1642 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25

59.1951 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

7

59.1970 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

209

59.1970 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80

59.1987 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

192

59.1988 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

588

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

188

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,077

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

240

59.1686 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

21

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

538,711

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,618

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

639

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,913

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,205

59.1815 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,592

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,695

59.1990 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,646

59.1748 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,219

59.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,164

59.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,109

59.1746 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

59.2118 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,402

59.1528 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

59.1795 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

59.2118 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,548

59.1795 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,658

59.1971 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,416

59.1842 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,925

59.1839 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

28 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213