22nd Apr 2026 15:33
AMENDMENT(2(a))
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: | 20 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 | SALES | 689,510 | 49.3712 GBP | 48.7900 GBP |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 944,430 | 49.4800 GBP | 48.3131 GBP |
1p ordinary | SALES | 1,929 | 56.4234 EUR | 56.4234 EUR |
1p ordinary | SALES | 6,799 | 66.4506 USD | 66.1540 USD |
1p ordinary | PURCHASES | 4 | 66.5250 USD | 66.5250 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 | 163 | 48.8551 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,331 | 48.8573 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,967 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 22 | 48.8977 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 90 | 48.9018 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 29 | 48.9050 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 684 | 48.9229 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 160 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,390 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,730 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 410 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,280 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 370 | 48.9932 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,683 | 49.0083 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 427 | 49.0299 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 124 | 49.0725 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,929 | 49.1063 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 104 | 49.1251 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,866 | 49.1261 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 194 | 49.1380 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 641 | 49.1507 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 18,975 | 49.1520 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,208 | 49.1540 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 47 | 49.1600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,696 | 49.1629 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 412 | 49.1918 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 421 | 49.1965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 765 | 49.1966 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,420 | 49.2687 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,060 | 48.3130 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,640 | 48.3130 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 135 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,442 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 60 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 491 | 48.8606 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 440 | 48.8610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,179 | 48.8610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 963 | 48.8610 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 279 | 48.8649 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4 | 48.8649 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 653 | 48.8722 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,340 | 48.8743 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,324 | 48.8840 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 631 | 48.8840 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 265 | 48.9012 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 17,913 | 48.9046 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 694 | 48.9181 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,265 | 48.9786 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,581 | 49.0369 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,803 | 49.0369 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 12,765 | 49.0504 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,267 | 49.0504 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 18,739 | 49.0541 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 15,000 | 49.0845 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 4,400 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,987 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 900 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,470 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 300 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,000 | 49.0876 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 30 | 49.1093 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 16 | 49.1097 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,000 | 49.1191 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 610 | 49.1294 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 135 | 49.1315 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 13,994 | 49.1409 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 402 | 49.1567 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,582 | 49.1619 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,802 | 49.1619 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,433 | 49.1624 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 389 | 49.1624 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 261 | 49.1839 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 358 | 49.2017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 802 | 49.2017 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 288 | 49.2033 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 85 | 49.3125 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,640 | 49.3160 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,060 | 49.3160 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,124 | 49.3252 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 61,242 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 22 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 388 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 104 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,350 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 59 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 151,302 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,606 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 925 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,331 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,478 | 48.9209 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 17,958 | 48.9568 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 360 | 48.9786 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 476 | 49.0155 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 154 | 49.0660 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 65 | 49.1059 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 765 | 49.1093 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 421 | 49.1097 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4 | 49.1275 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,085 | 49.1365 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 754 | 49.1409 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 13,391 | 49.1500 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4 | 48.8525 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3 | 48.8533 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6 | 48.8533 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3 | 48.8533 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 16 | 48.8550 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,028 | 48.8552 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 740 | 48.8552 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 368 | 48.8552 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 75 | 48.8553 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 247 | 48.8583 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,561 | 48.8594 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 57 | 48.8595 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,802 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9,442 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 544 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 37 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 117 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 210 | 48.8600 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 110 | 48.8850 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,307 | 48.9012 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,920 | 48.9073 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 18,331 | 48.9073 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 182 | 48.9460 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 61 | 48.9516 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 920 | 48.9562 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,288 | 48.9928 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 26,519 | 49.0203 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,556 | 49.0280 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,006 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 573 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 336 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 95 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 94 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 18 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 266 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 18 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 53 | 49.0308 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,873 | 49.0332 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 128 | 49.0357 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 87 | 49.0677 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 181 | 49.0758 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 187 | 49.0786 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,133 | 49.0849 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,400 | 49.1044 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 828 | 49.1055 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 100 | 49.1066 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 20 | 49.1075 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,152 | 49.1144 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,845 | 49.1176 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 324 | 49.1236 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 500 | 49.1251 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13,994 | 49.1261 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 112 | 49.1302 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 12,661 | 49.1304 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 679 | 49.1325 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,953 | 49.1339 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 135 | 49.1380 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 609 | 49.1652 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 218 | 49.1652 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 438 | 49.1652 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 45 | 49.1653 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 9 | 49.1656 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 219 | 49.1873 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,895 | 49.1874 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 65 | 49.1965 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 120 | 49.1966 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 740 | 49.2100 GBP |
1p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 133 | 49.2601 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: | 22 April 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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