17th Apr 2026 11:55
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: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
(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: | Intertek Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 16 April 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" | NO
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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 | Buy
| 459420 | 49.41000 GBP | 43.56000 GBP |
1p ordinary | Sell
| 699722 | 49.50500 GBP | 43.76333 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 | 28665 | 46.64960038 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 98 | 47.614387755102 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 47 | 47.5427659574468 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 9625 | 49.3576571428571 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 114 | 47.8101008087719 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 6803 | 49.3576569160664 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3720 | 49.3576586021505 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 684 | 48.1661988309503 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2401 | 47.58231376 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 20493 | 47.25956956 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3277 | 47.9623893850687 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 358 | 48.3157262564805 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 17951 | 47.458197872113 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 9340 | 48.3858959495 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 166 | 46.9229819301807 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1 | 46.26 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1349 | 47.0514420026 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 84 | 47.485 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1827 | 47.55 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10903 | 47.9463495 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 72 | 49.3576388888889 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 148 | 49.505 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 73 | 47.91 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 155 | 48.61374194 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 98 | 48.59 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 13 | 48.48 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4794 | 49.01 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 172 | 47.63 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 105 | 47.74761905 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 224 | 48.61 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 87 | 48.68 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 74 | 48.62 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 125 | 48.325 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 14 | 48.5 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 62 | 47.86 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 59 | 48.595 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 77 | 48.7 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10 | 48.77 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 93 | 48.35 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 62 | 49.1 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 265 | 48.145 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 11 | 47.945 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10 | 47.96 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 248 | 48.36 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 77 | 48.555 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 96 | 49.41 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 88 | 49.27 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 34 | 48.665 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 45 | 48.47 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 80 | 48.275 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 62 | 49.04 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 80 | 48.27 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 83 | 48.15 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 77 | 49.38 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 101 | 49.22 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 52 | 49.36 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 68 | 49.37 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 152 | 49.165 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 101 | 49.395 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 101 | 49.285 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 49 | 48.46 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4 | 49.235 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 194 | 47.115 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1 | 48.6 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 12 | 48.965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 53479 | 48.26938836 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 191 | 48.16 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 61 | 49.345 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 17 | 49.025 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 45 | 49.03 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 206 | 47.79314488 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1157 | 47.8555229 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 421 | 47.575344 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 221 | 47.84887187 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 13 | 48.42461538 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 8 | 47.899282 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1065 | 48.32016901 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 87 | 47.6143678160919 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 43 | 47.5427906976744 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10442 | 47.6033623826183 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4773 | 47.5404902576996 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 300 | 47.7028 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 657 | 49.3576560121766 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 12338 | 47.9999999982185 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 9232 | 47.84566887 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3696 | 47.57891082 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 12657 | 47.07029272 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 7595 | 48.66769914 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4450 | 47.5652606769708 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1764 | 49.3576587301587 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 6666 | 48.5975138 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4413 | 47.8270604836846 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 249 | 47.6143373493976 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 123 | 47.5428455284553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 56 | 48.025 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10294 | 47.7816582439168 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 14625 | 47.71420701 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 9671 | 47.1008179092142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 8995 | 45.6662312418566 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 5848 | 47.7882250381635 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 654 | 46.48308869 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 164 | 43.837988 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 12605 | 47.5404902816343 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 572 | 47.5404895104895 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 32786 | 48.101391 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 14034 | 48.129404 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 129 | 48.1451938 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 24 | 48.119231 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 36421 | 48.043994 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 21852 | 48.098987 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 518 | 48.13019305 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 900 | 47.6143555555556 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 445 | 47.5428764044944 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 11019 | 46.79932707 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1059 | 47.6600035640132 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1059 | 47.7800001424929 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 353 | 43.9044759206799 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1059 | 48.0023512747875 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5322 | 48.2352269495039 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 200 | 47.64422798 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 3639 | 47.4025398440011 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1331 | 46.8714350139294 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 395 | 44.0545063290739 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 14215 | 47.4409321139641 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 16833 | 48.042749 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 57 | 43.562105 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 982 | 47.922147862057 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 499 | 47.860261 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 51 | 47.63 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1197 | 48.10576 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 7 | 48.126857 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 979 | 47.8647906 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 735 | 47.789581 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 353 | 47.844788 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 16585 | 47.55 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5424 | 46.73469948 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5595 | 45.45971761 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5775 | 47.7799988572814 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5774 | 47.6599989930378 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 10586 | 47.8850003617041 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 7699 | 47.5499993270814 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1924 | 43.9044646569647 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5774 | 48.0023588500173 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 7483 | 47.8850003555125 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 5442 | 47.5499991585814 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4081 | 47.6599997021808 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4081 | 47.7800008829307 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1360 | 43.9044632352941 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4082 | 48.0023591376776 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 100 | 47.76 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 780 | 47.65506976 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2975 | 47.5499996008269 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2232 | 47.6600004037007 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2232 | 47.7799985686828 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 744 | 43.9044623655914 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2231 | 48.0024294038548 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4092 | 47.8849992559213 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 43 | 47.1882331208 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 153 | 47.90941176 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 785 | 47.9678280254908 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 720 | 48.0903611090278 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 77 | 47.19089991 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 974 | 43.862018 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 226 | 47.1173008849558 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 79 | 47.8849181776835 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 58 | 47.5500179143621 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 43 | 48.0023255813953 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 43 | 47.7800631681628 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 15 | 43.904 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 43 | 47.6837209302326 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 107 | 43.79 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1712 | 43.79647196 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 21 | 47.19650035 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 7 | 47.1878676723 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 301 | 47.74943522 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1152 | 48.053238 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 351 | 48.05980057 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 261 | 48.4132567 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 16 | 47.82059775 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1115 | 48.09583 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 881 | 48.0577185 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 15 | 48.36694869 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1178 | 47.57703161 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 724 | 47.884993882279 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 527 | 47.5500009019924 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 395 | 47.6599925433494 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 395 | 47.7800084139721 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 132 | 43.9044696969697 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 395 | 48.0023544303797 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 535 | 47.9267157336449 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1866 | 47.550951 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 473 | 47.1002748414376 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 10000 | 48.22205213 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1941 | 47.8850012615713 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1412 | 47.5499995984419 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 |
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(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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 17 April 2026 |
| Contact name: | Richard Howard |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]
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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