17th Apr 2026 11:09
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(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: | corporate broker to 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" | N/A |
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 | Purchase | 788,770 | 49.1932 GBP | 43.5600 GBP |
| Sale | 850,450 | 49.5500 GBP | 43.5600 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 | Equity Swap | Opening a long position | 11 | 43.6346 GBP |
191,018 | 43.7300 GBP | |||
207 | 43.7551 GBP | |||
184 | 43.7552 GBP | |||
67 | 43.7553 GBP | |||
350 | 44.8204 GBP | |||
33 | 44.9368 GBP | |||
5,446 | 45.0871 GBP | |||
1,133 | 45.1047 GBP | |||
86 | 45.6430 GBP | |||
50 | 45.6623 GBP | |||
55 | 45.6825 GBP | |||
83 | 45.7504 GBP | |||
2,486 | 45.9210 GBP | |||
2,264 | 46.0201 GBP | |||
1,045 | 46.0936 GBP | |||
2,367 | 46.6738 GBP | |||
3,210 | 46.6778 GBP | |||
592 | 46.7450 GBP | |||
79 | 46.9227 GBP | |||
1,990 | 46.9831 GBP | |||
5,103 | 47.0505 GBP | |||
6,650 | 47.0581 GBP | |||
31,020 | 47.1325 GBP | |||
2,451 | 47.2260 GBP | |||
48 | 47.3163 GBP | |||
13,313 | 47.3240 GBP | |||
30 | 47.5180 GBP | |||
4,702 | 47.5429 GBP | |||
2 | 47.5441 GBP | |||
120 | 47.5453 GBP | |||
4,385 | 47.5464 GBP | |||
382 | 47.5479 GBP | |||
7,086 | 47.5493 GBP | |||
6,403 | 47.5500 GBP | |||
72 | 47.5647 GBP | |||
234 | 47.5725 GBP | |||
1,416 | 47.5806 GBP | |||
19,212 | 47.5975 GBP | |||
2,743 | 47.5986 GBP | |||
137 | 47.6136 GBP | |||
7,761 | 47.6144 GBP | |||
2,201 | 47.6202 GBP | |||
3,823 | 47.6283 GBP | |||
4,402 | 47.6354 GBP | |||
20,359 | 47.6377 GBP | |||
1,101 | 47.6668 GBP | |||
1,293 | 47.7442 GBP | |||
15,815 | 47.7687 GBP | |||
44 | 47.7694 GBP | |||
2,060 | 47.7856 GBP | |||
887 | 47.8176 GBP | |||
774 | 47.8193 GBP | |||
272 | 47.8208 GBP | |||
161 | 47.8294 GBP | |||
733 | 47.8681 GBP | |||
16 | 47.8768 GBP | |||
2,586 | 47.8916 GBP | |||
1,385 | 47.9336 GBP | |||
65 | 47.9910 GBP | |||
1,053 | 48.0440 GBP | |||
1,082 | 48.0897 GBP | |||
632 | 48.0990 GBP | |||
947 | 48.1014 GBP | |||
25 | 48.1116 GBP | |||
1 | 48.1194 GBP | |||
16,623 | 48.1225 GBP | |||
406 | 48.1294 GBP | |||
15 | 48.1302 GBP | |||
4 | 48.1452 GBP | |||
26 | 48.1625 GBP | |||
2,244 | 48.2000 GBP | |||
2,000 | 48.2186 GBP | |||
150 | 48.2264 GBP | |||
3,186 | 48.2467 GBP | |||
12,060 | 48.2663 GBP | |||
3,468 | 48.3818 GBP | |||
86,222 | 48.3951 GBP | |||
8,553 | 48.4106 GBP | |||
750 | 48.4214 GBP | |||
115 | 48.4368 GBP | |||
150 | 48.4963 GBP | |||
530 | 48.5759 GBP | |||
10 | 48.6060 GBP | |||
250 | 48.6385 GBP | |||
21,147 | 48.7244 GBP | |||
10,000 | 48.9963 GBP | |||
5,168 | 49.0344 GBP | |||
9,711 | 49.0428 GBP | |||
600 | 49.2314 GBP | |||
Opening a short position | 43 | 43.6087 GBP | ||
1,558 | 43.7644 GBP | |||
1,336 | 43.7727 GBP | |||
25 | 43.7877 GBP | |||
18,403 | 43.8159 GBP | |||
150 | 43.8568 GBP | |||
588 | 43.8822 GBP | |||
180 | 44.1078 GBP | |||
616 | 44.9848 GBP | |||
771 | 45.0073 GBP | |||
13,313 | 45.7291 GBP | |||
2,791 | 45.8050 GBP | |||
53 | 45.9964 GBP | |||
205 | 46.2330 GBP | |||
208 | 46.3414 GBP | |||
10,000 | 46.4785 GBP | |||
256 | 46.6065 GBP | |||
1,773 | 46.6794 GBP | |||
1,905 | 46.8344 GBP | |||
73 | 46.8345 GBP | |||
76 | 46.8834 GBP | |||
1,636 | 47.0144 GBP | |||
458 | 47.1138 GBP | |||
6,403 | 47.1650 GBP | |||
27,560 | 47.2003 GBP | |||
7,193 | 47.4077 GBP | |||
88,683 | 47.4811 GBP | |||
17,922 | 47.5500 GBP | |||
10,707 | 47.5507 GBP | |||
5,422 | 47.5510 GBP | |||
509 | 47.5521 GBP | |||
888 | 47.5548 GBP | |||
7,749 | 47.5910 GBP | |||
599 | 47.6271 GBP | |||
4 | 47.6291 GBP | |||
42 | 47.6348 GBP | |||
2,261 | 47.6413 GBP | |||
14,817 | 47.6460 GBP | |||
100 | 47.6524 GBP | |||
1 | 47.6548 GBP | |||
141 | 47.6556 GBP | |||
2,832 | 47.6560 GBP | |||
4 | 47.6885 GBP | |||
1,144 | 47.6993 GBP | |||
1,413 | 47.7176 GBP | |||
1 | 47.7248 GBP | |||
5,048 | 47.7793 GBP | |||
588 | 47.7896 GBP | |||
438 | 47.7901 GBP | |||
48,800 | 47.8017 GBP | |||
258 | 47.8354 GBP | |||
283 | 47.8448 GBP | |||
300 | 47.8536 GBP | |||
3,843 | 47.8569 GBP | |||
399 | 47.8603 GBP | |||
783 | 47.8648 GBP | |||
2,232 | 47.8863 GBP | |||
300 | 47.9034 GBP | |||
60,000 | 47.9875 GBP | |||
274 | 48.0023 GBP | |||
15,000 | 48.0036 GBP | |||
3,125 | 48.0822 GBP | |||
6,581 | 48.0844 GBP | |||
958 | 48.1106 GBP | |||
5 | 48.1317 GBP | |||
37 | 48.2270 GBP | |||
403 | 48.2535 GBP | |||
20,340 | 48.2790 GBP | |||
30,259 | 48.3077 GBP | |||
37 | 48.4049 GBP | |||
1,017 | 48.4562 GBP | |||
10,000 | 48.5036 GBP | |||
18 | 48.7249 GBP | |||
2,000 | 48.9719 GBP | |||
15,000 | 49.0028 GBP | |||
10,000 | 49.0037 GBP | |||
358 | 49.1932 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) |
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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
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| Date of disclosure: | 17 April 2026 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Related Shares:
Intertek Group