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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 : 1191F  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  20 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:                                                    19 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         425,079                     55.9000 GBP                           54.9456 GBP
 1p ordinary                 SALES             524,620                     55.9000 GBP                           54.9000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 PURCHASES         350                         73.6428 USD                           73.6428 USD
 1p ordinary                 SALES             7,434                       74.0003 USD                           74.0003 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                                                     4,615                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     164,885                         54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     503                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,165                           54.9569 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     200                             54.9590 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     54                              55.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     81                              55.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     120                             55.0500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,224                           55.0639 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     489                             55.0646 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     60                              55.1695 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,434                           55.2480 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     269                             55.2824 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,119                           55.3482 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     579                             55.4603 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,344                           55.4979 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     68                              55.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     511                             55.7136 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,061                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,156                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,482                           54.9637 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,500                           54.9775 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,256                           54.9833 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,984                           54.9833 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,760                           54.9833 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13                              55.0308 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    415                             55.0358 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    29                              55.0572 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,535                          55.0771 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          55.1145 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    171                             55.1392 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,329                           55.2207 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    797                             55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    500                             55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,100                           55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,190                           55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             55.2552 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,783                           55.2963 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    366                             55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    523                             55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    500                             55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    423                             55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    205                             55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,546                           55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,760                           55.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,369                           55.3033 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    54                              55.3964 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    249                             55.3964 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,500                           55.4956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,000                           55.4976 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6                               55.5000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    143                             55.5017 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    964                             55.5639 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    101                             55.6515 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15                              55.8322 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    553                             55.8500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,364                           55.8500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    694                             55.8500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    93                              55.8500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    296                             55.8500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    300                             55.9000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    350                             73.6428 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       68                              54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       880                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       48,306                          54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,054                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,344                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       48                              54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,603                           54.9601 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       14                              54.9950 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,629                           54.9963 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,017                           55.2650 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,588                           55.2963 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       666                             55.3033 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       340                             55.4071 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       45                              55.4370 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       79                              55.4433 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3                               54.9433 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,994                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      124                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      483                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,603                           54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5                               54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      629                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      119                             54.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      423                             54.9516 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      671                             54.9889 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,101                           54.9889 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      507                             54.9889 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      652                             55.0070 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,032                           55.0222 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      635                             55.0553 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      215                             55.0559 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      228                             55.0675 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      100                             55.1030 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,892                          55.1173 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30,588                          55.1788 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      121                             55.1950 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      90                              55.2024 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      226                             55.2024 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      94                              55.2487 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      310                             55.2753 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,480                           55.2856 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      194                             55.4000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      40,192                          55.4082 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,369                           55.4603 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,200                           55.4979 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      753                             55.6000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      277                             55.6103 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,433                           55.6408 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,459                           55.6659 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      27                              55.6870 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15                              55.6933 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      195                             55.6955 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3                               55.7000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      289                             55.7090 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      281                             55.7904 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:  20 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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