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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

17th Apr 2026 11:55

RNS Number : 9714A
UBS AG (EPT)
17 April 2026
 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

(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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