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REG - Barclays PLC Intertek Group Plc - Form 8.3 INTERTEK GROUP PLC

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RNS Number : 5397B  Barclays PLC  22 April 2026

 FORM 8.3
 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
 A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
 MORE
 Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 1.                                                                                       KEY INFORMATION
 (a)              Full name of discloser:                                                                    Barclays PLC.
 (b)              Owner or controller of interest and short
                  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 (c)              Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                               INTERTEK GROUP PLC
                  relevant securities this form relates:
 (d)              If an exempt fund manager connected with an
                  offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
                  offeror/offeree:
 (e)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                     21 Apr 2026
 (f)              In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making                          NO
                  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 2.                                                                                       POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 (a)              Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
                  offeree
                  to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                                              1p ordinary
                                                                                          Interests                           Short Positions
                                                                                          Number             (%)              Number          (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                      2,057,780          1.34%            1,989,883       1.29%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          1,305,638          0.85%            1,550,734       1.01%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  3,363,418          2.19%            3,540,617       2.30%
 (b)              Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
                  executive
                  options)
 Class of relevant security in relation to
 which subscription right exists
 Details, including nature of the rights
 concerned and relevant percentages:
 3.                                                                                       DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 (a)              Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant                                  Purchase/sale                         Number of                           Price per unit
 security                                                                                 securities
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              54,392                              48.9200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              37,760                              48.9223  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              13,029                              48.9586  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,034                               49.0852  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,998                               49.0720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,671                               48.9286  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,603                               48.9165  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,496                               49.1314  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,244                               49.3148  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,796                               49.1086  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,793                               49.1997  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,765                               49.3159  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,759                               49.1259  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,595                               49.4096  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,479                               49.2498  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,203                               48.9203  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,187                               49.5151  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,137                               49.4726  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,020                               49.3314  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,010                               49.1967  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              951                                 49.2000  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              780                                 49.3212  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              728                                 49.3879  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              650                                 49.4348  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              617                                 49.3206  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              443                                 49.2740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              395                                 49.1219  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              379                                 49.4791  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              337                                 49.5221  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              249                                 49.0433  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              244                                 49.0763  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              231                                 49.3993  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              221                                 49.4738  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              217                                 49.2098  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              209                                 49.3264  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              207                                 49.5082  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              206                                 49.5261  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              195                                 49.5800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              180                                 49.0448  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              172                                 48.9353  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              167                                 49.1700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              157                                 49.2900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              152                                 49.5056  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              144                                 49.4319  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              143                                 49.6821  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              135                                 49.4443  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              133                                 49.1133  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              127                                 49.4000  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              120                                 49.0333  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              116                                 49.5187  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              112                                 49.3712  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              99                                  66.1900  USD
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              96                                  49.2912  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              93                                  49.4988  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              89                                  49.6000  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              87                                  49.3429  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              67                                  49.3500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              66                                  49.5350  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              65                                  49.1650  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              63                                  49.2950  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              62                                  49.1900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              61                                  49.3400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              61                                  49.4700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              55                                  49.0200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              51                                  49.3141  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              25                                  49.2988  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              21                                  49.3909  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              20                                  48.9750  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              6                                   49.5400  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              5                                   66.6800  USD
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              5                                   49.3700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4                                   49.3300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1                                   48.9600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1                                   48.9550  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  100,842                             48.9544  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  60,285                              48.9200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  19,698                              49.5599  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  17,292                              48.9144  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  15,029                              49.3510  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  10,219                              49.3546  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  9,178                               49.5918  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,272                               49.2273  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,589                               49.3138  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,815                               49.2724  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,753                               48.9212  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,888                               48.9126  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,345                               48.9602  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,275                               49.2628  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,922                               48.9265  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,802                               49.3166  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,780                               49.2010  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,728                               49.3117  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,720                               49.3524  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,318                               49.3503  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,073                               49.4289  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,022                               49.0564  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,009                               49.1956  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  883                                 49.1868  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  859                                 49.2396  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  854                                 49.3535  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  828                                 49.3045  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  782                                 48.9257  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  662                                 48.9190  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  640                                 49.5500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  625                                 48.9170  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  542                                 49.3947  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  534                                 49.3212  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  527                                 49.3163  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  493                                 49.2339  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  475                                 49.5296  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  455                                 49.3044  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  374                                 48.8284  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  342                                 49.2100  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  334                                 49.2945  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  304                                 49.2344  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  291                                 49.3462  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  281                                 49.4205  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  203                                 49.2692  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  192                                 48.9297  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  167                                 49.1700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  166                                 49.4256  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  157                                 49.2900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  154                                 49.3910  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  144                                 49.4334  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  142                                 49.4711  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  140                                 49.1327  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  123                                 49.1440  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  120                                 49.4733  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  114                                 49.4464  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  112                                 49.4522  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  106                                 49.5265  GBP
 ADR                                                Sale                                  99                                  66.1900  USD
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  81                                  49.1800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  65                                  49.1650  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  65                                  49.6900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  65                                  49.2550  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  65                                  49.6800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  63                                  49.1500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  51                                  48.9145  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  31                                  49.3548  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  19                                  49.3800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  9                                   49.3700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  9                                   49.3455  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6                                   49.2675  GBP
 ADR                                                Sale                                  5                                   66.6800  USD
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5                                   49.6150  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1                                   48.9550  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                               Nature of dealing                   Number of       Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                               reference       unit
 security                                                                                                                     securities
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,080           48.9257  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    249             49.0432  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    180             49.0448  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    184             49.0548  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,650           49.1540  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    112             49.3711  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,888           48.9126  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     17,292          48.9144  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     51              48.9145  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     11,028          48.9165  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     625             48.9170  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     662             48.9190  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     113,709         48.9200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,922           48.9265  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,022           49.0564  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     883             49.1868  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,780           49.2010  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     715             49.2204  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     8,272           49.2273  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     304             49.2344  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     859             49.2396  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,862           49.2408  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,275           49.2628  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     6,478           49.2856  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     334             49.2945  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,639           49.3027  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     7,589           49.3138  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     9               49.3455  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     291             49.3462  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     15,029          49.3510  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     10,219          49.3546  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     31              49.3548  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     447             49.4224  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     114             49.4463  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     112             49.4522  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     9,178           49.5918  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     198             48.6900  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     14,987          48.9200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,203           48.9203  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     4,693           48.9215  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     30,949          48.9221  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,122           48.9224  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     366             48.9371  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     90              48.9450  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,992           48.9522  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1               48.9600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     31              49.0152  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,998           49.0720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     3,307           49.0793  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,796           49.1086  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     727             49.1118  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     395             49.1219  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5               49.1320  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     61              49.1324  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,010           49.1967  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,125           49.2098  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     75              49.2947  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     220             49.2963  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     232             49.2995  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     617             49.3206  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     209             49.3264  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     984             49.3336  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     728             49.3879  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     21              49.3907  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     127             49.4000  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,078           49.4193  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     563             49.4278  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,137           49.4726  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     562             49.4748  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     337             49.5221  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,156           49.5284  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     143             49.6821  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    52              49.6756  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    78              48.9200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     307             48.9165  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     321             49.0291  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     3,007           49.4821  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     130             49.6464  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     307             48.6934  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     5,592           49.1396  GBP

 (c)              Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
 (i)              Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class            Product                           Writing,           Number             Exercise           Type             Expiry          Option
 of               description                       purchasing,        of                 price                               date            money
 relevant                                           selling,           securities         per unit                                            paid/
 security                                           varying etc        to which                                                               received
                                                                       option                                                                 per unit
                                                                       relates

 (ii)             Exercise
 Class of relevant                                  Product description                   Exercising/ exercised against       Number of       Exercise price per
 security                                                                                                                     securities      unit

 (d)              Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant                                  Nature of Dealings                    Details                             Price per unit (if
 security                                                                                                                     applicable)

 4.                                                                                       OTHER INFORMATION
 (a)              Indemnity and other dealings 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:
 NONE
 (b)              Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
 between
 the person 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which
 any derivative is referenced:
 NONE
 (c)              Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                      NO
 Date of disclosure:                                                                      22 Apr 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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