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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Intertek Group

5th May 2026 13:44

RNS Number : 0963D

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 May 2026

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:	30 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	354,698	47.8200 GBP	47.1150 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	336,323	47.8377 GBP	47.0630 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	4,839	64.3154 USD	64.3154 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	944	47.1575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	711	47.3698 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	113	47.3699 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	212	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	947	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,950	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	206	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	56	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	386	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	573	47.3722 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	68	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	492	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	275	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	567	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	60	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	167	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	113	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,631	47.3832 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	474	47.3838 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	146	47.3853 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,141	47.4200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	394	47.4408 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	244	47.5162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,755	47.5162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25	47.5162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	105	47.5162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	451	47.5162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	47.0630 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32	47.2864 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	364	47.3088 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	213	47.3549 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	526	47.3626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,602	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,039	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	260	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	516	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	860	47.3763 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,056	47.3910 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,924	47.3932 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,997	47.4002 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,016	47.4027 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,338	47.4027 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,867	47.4029 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,500	47.4280 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,251	47.4288 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,424	47.4579 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58	47.4710 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,889	47.4852 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35	47.5100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	496	47.6626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,603	47.6626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,718	47.6626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,562	47.6626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32	47.6800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8	47.0825 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15	47.1200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24	47.1200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	47.1200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	605	47.2583 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	306	47.2864 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4	47.3200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	618	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,672	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	394	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	88	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	333	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	67	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,887	47.3714 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,535	47.3879 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,105	47.3932 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,234	47.4006 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	91	47.4288 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	761	47.6571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	508	47.1550 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,743	47.2515 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	352	47.2769 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	382	47.2940 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	610	47.3037 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	456	47.3223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	47.3500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,158	47.3571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,079	47.3571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	480	47.3575 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5	47.3620 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,228	47.3631 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	406	47.3640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	47.3650 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	615	47.3676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	590	47.3676 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	281	47.3695 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	52	47.3698 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	170	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	226	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,699	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22,937	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,094	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,251	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,287	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,891	47.3700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,133	47.3728 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,871	47.3776 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,878	47.3776 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,839	47.3799 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	157	47.3806 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	200	47.3829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,924	47.3832 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	193	47.3852 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	704	47.3928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,320	47.3946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	87	47.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86	47.4100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37,859	47.4200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	260	47.4263 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	409	47.4428 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	334	47.4428 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	152	47.4428 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,117	47.4578 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	299	47.4723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,071	47.5121 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	206	47.5163 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	47.5867 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	23	47.5886 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,105	47.6584 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	373	47.6600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	47.7900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	108	47.7935 GBP

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

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

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:	05 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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