UK's Intertek gains as takeover panel extends deadline for EQT offer
BUZZ-UK's Intertek gains as takeover panel extends deadline for EQT offer ** Shares of British product testing firm Intertek ITRK.L up 3% at 5645p, second-best performer on FTSE 100 .FTSE index
** Co says UK takeover panel extends deadline to June 18 for £9.4 billion ($12.57 billion) bid by Swedish private equity firm EQT AB EQTAB.ST
** Last month, co said it was ready to recommend the £60 per-share in cash takeover proposal from EQT if an offer was to tabled
** YTD, stock up ~22%
($1 = 0.7476 pounds)
(Reporting by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru)