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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Intertek Group Plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Intertek Group plc

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RNS Number : 1741E  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  13 May 2026

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  Intertek Group plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l.
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    12 May 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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         723,069                     54.1000 GBP                           51.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 SALES             1,029,703                   54.2742 GBP                           51.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 SALES             36,220                      72.3513 USD                           71.6868 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     693                             51.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     679                             51.5517 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     28,000                          52.1920 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     80,000                          52.2113 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     84                              52.2500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30                              52.2500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     494                             52.3982 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     384                             52.6018 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     426                             52.6018 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,227                           52.6175 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     15,124                          52.6500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     298                             52.9292 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     132                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,020                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,305                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     102                             53.0001 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,144                           53.0118 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,541                           53.0242 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     107                             53.0502 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     243                             53.0678 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     836                             53.0709 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,194                           53.0929 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     100                             53.1964 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     195                             53.2000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,533                           53.2975 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     865                             53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,853                           53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     572                             53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     26                              53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     50                              53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     135                             53.3602 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,500                          53.8731 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,000                           54.0208 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    77                              51.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    616                             51.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,500                           52.3214 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    63                              52.3762 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             52.3762 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    249                             52.3762 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,145                           52.4183 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           52.4452 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,987                          52.4596 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    685                             52.4605 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,791                           52.4605 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    28,482                          52.4605 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    34,336                          52.4792 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           52.5022 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1                               52.5500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    90,209                          52.5982 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,315                           52.5982 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,473                           52.6484 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,443                           52.6571 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    57                              52.7433 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    20                              52.7435 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    51                              52.7435 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    696                             52.8195 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,908                           52.8436 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    413                             52.9000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,471                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    129                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12,308                          53.0029 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,714                           53.0082 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7                               53.0209 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,720                          53.0265 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,483                           53.0566 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,242                           53.0566 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,079                           53.0566 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,277                           53.0622 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    52                              53.0622 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11                              53.0631 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    66                              53.0790 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8                               53.1065 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    541                             53.1293 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    199                             53.1909 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    48                              53.1910 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44                              53.1958 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    807                             53.2036 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,944                           53.2246 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,922                           53.2246 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,134                           53.2246 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    29                              53.2249 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,470                           53.2292 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,519                          53.2292 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    206                             53.2860 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,686                           53.3873 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,175                          53.3873 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    363                             53.4500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,509                           53.4500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    223                             53.4543 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25,000                          53.4874 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    30,000                          53.4973 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,075                           53.5643 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,814                           53.5875 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,545                           53.5875 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    556                             53.7098 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,628                           54.0173 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,090                          54.0173 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,043                           54.0823 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       848                             52.0842 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       87                              52.6621 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       51                              52.9998 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       548                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,020                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,516                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       193                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       679                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,625                           53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12                              53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       763                             53.0029 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       26                              53.1000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       41                              53.1000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,394                           53.1050 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,465                           53.1065 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,857                           53.1080 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,504                           53.1720 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       19                              53.2000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       313                             53.2008 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,182                           53.2012 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       400                             53.4968 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,479                           52.0586 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      38,004                          52.1336 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,842                           52.1478 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,315                           52.1478 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,548                           52.1478 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      985                             52.1478 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      310                             52.1478 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      738                             52.1500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      843                             52.2133 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      66                              52.2386 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              52.3083 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,635                           52.3230 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      706                             52.4039 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,809                           52.4137 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      520                             52.4137 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,809                           52.4137 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,562                           52.4137 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      529                             52.4208 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,384                           52.4660 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,000                           52.4750 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      622                             52.4927 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      321                             52.5117 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,500                           52.5143 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      266                             52.5558 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      308,369                         52.5709 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          52.6445 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      876                             52.6500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      310                             52.7074 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      985                             52.7074 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,315                           52.7074 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,842                           52.7074 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,548                           52.7074 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,870                           52.7370 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,130                           52.7370 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8                               52.8000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      508                             52.8191 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,261                           52.8208 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      120                             52.8875 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,305                           52.9201 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11,961                          52.9249 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               52.9900 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,705                          53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37                              53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      519                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      796                             53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      25                              53.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      582                             53.0229 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,624                           53.0229 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,473                           53.0229 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      311                             53.0413 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      229                             53.0502 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      272                             53.0943 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      650                             53.1029 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,941                           53.1085 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      508                             53.1139 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,122                           53.1223 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      83                              53.1340 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11,206                          53.1419 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      23,634                          53.1941 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,914                           53.1941 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      27                              53.1989 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      75                              53.2185 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      358                             53.2221 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               53.2408 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,215                           53.2408 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,279                           53.2431 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      165                             53.2859 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      294                             53.3257 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,388                           53.3288 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      502                             53.3831 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,533                           53.4232 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30,076                          53.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      50,286                          54.0072 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      243                             54.2742 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

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

                             e.g. call option
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion
 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

 

(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:  13 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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