12th May 2026 15:24
AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))
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: | Morgan Stanley & Co. International 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: | EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 07 May 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 | PURCHASES | 2,692 | 1,183.3701 MXN | 1,183.3701 MXN |
1p ordinary | SALES | 2,692 | 1,183.3701 MXN | 1,183.3701 MXN |
1p ordinary | SALES | 2,692 | 1,183.6352 MXN | 1,183.6352 MXN |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 663,477 | 51.9645 GBP | 50.4560 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 451,922 | 52.0000 GBP | 50.4499 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 5,813 | 69.4932 USD | 68.7023 USD |
(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 | 6,972 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 618 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 574 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 403 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 8 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,881 | 50.5608 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 482 | 50.6200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,029 | 50.6392 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 186 | 50.6418 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 31 | 50.6791 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 16 | 50.7131 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 750 | 50.7903 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 76 | 50.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 65 | 50.8800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 37 | 50.9600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 300 | 50.9816 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5,686 | 51.0330 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 34 | 51.3000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 218 | 51.3689 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,041 | 51.4400 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,520 | 51.4772 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 644 | 51.5000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,584 | 51.5208 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 468 | 51.6958 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,089 | 51.7296 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,015 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 56 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,135 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,334 | 50.4610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 40,000 | 50.4620 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 953 | 50.5108 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 582 | 50.5299 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,472 | 50.5299 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 602 | 50.5299 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 681 | 50.5402 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 337 | 50.6141 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 217 | 50.6200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 265 | 50.6200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 870 | 50.6239 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,564 | 50.7285 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 327 | 50.7720 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200 | 50.7720 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7 | 50.8192 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,000 | 50.8200 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,786 | 50.8321 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,405 | 50.8321 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 29,357 | 50.8322 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 350 | 50.8770 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,969 | 50.9156 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,194 | 50.9612 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,269 | 50.9730 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 16,499 | 50.9805 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 541 | 51.0156 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,177 | 51.0182 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,000 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 700 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,123 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,222 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 600 | 51.0430 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 100 | 51.0616 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 100 | 51.0617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 185 | 51.0617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 600 | 51.0617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,167 | 51.0617 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 533 | 51.0800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 470 | 51.1186 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,866 | 51.1772 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 11,127 | 51.2320 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,848 | 51.2450 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 299 | 51.2935 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 12,451 | 51.3246 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 94 | 51.3338 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,689 | 51.3357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 705 | 51.3367 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 110 | 51.3584 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 13 | 51.3631 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,123 | 51.3830 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,595 | 51.3925 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,754 | 51.4009 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 746 | 51.4009 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,289 | 51.4099 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 469 | 51.4400 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 572 | 51.4400 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 595 | 51.4540 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,500 | 51.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 374 | 51.4671 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 106 | 51.4927 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 290 | 51.5000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 354 | 51.5000 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 172 | 51.5003 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 16,000 | 51.5050 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,000 | 51.5050 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 22,000 | 51.5067 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 141 | 51.5600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10 | 51.5638 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 67 | 51.5655 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 349 | 51.5661 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 900 | 51.5727 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,107 | 51.5747 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 153 | 51.5800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 202 | 51.5871 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 427 | 51.6165 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 602 | 51.6331 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 349 | 51.6594 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 801 | 51.7421 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 140 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 5,290 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,972 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,449 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 471 | 50.4735 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,020 | 50.5299 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 583 | 50.6159 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 525 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 646 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,462 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 829 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,386 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 539 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 976 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 438 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 516 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,150 | 50.7142 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,665 | 50.7337 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 309 | 50.7982 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 385 | 50.9593 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 24 | 51.0275 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 503 | 51.2320 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 5 | 51.5800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 127 | 50.4499 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10 | 50.4499 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 50.4500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 150 | 50.4569 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 533 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 350 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 224 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10,128 | 50.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,692 | 50.4655 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,789 | 50.4655 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 38 | 50.5337 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,921 | 50.5375 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 259 | 50.5375 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 490 | 50.5375 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,648 | 50.5563 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 11 | 50.6006 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 17,000 | 50.6649 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 300 | 50.6930 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 44 | 50.8615 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 83 | 50.8615 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 321 | 50.8615 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 300 | 50.8877 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 98 | 50.9445 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 29 | 50.9636 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 115 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 526 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 403 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 17 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 828 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 34 | 50.9640 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,505 | 50.9736 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,321 | 50.9736 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 100 | 51.0549 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 16 | 51.0788 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,000 | 51.0800 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,285 | 51.2019 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10,645 | 51.3472 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 94 | 51.4564 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 22 | 51.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 15 | 51.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 21 | 51.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8 | 51.4600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 374 | 51.4772 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 57 | 51.5849 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 31 | 51.6155 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5 | 51.6400 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 218 | 51.6831 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 266 | 51.7933 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 428 | 51.8261 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 176 | 51.8665 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 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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: | 12 May 2026 |
| Contact name: | Claire Gordon |
| Telephone number: | +44 141 245-8893 |
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.
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