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| Date | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 11:17:58 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3347B |
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Intertek Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
corporate broker to Intertek Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
20 April 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
671,527 |
49.3800 GBP |
48.8600 GBP |
Sale |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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1p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
967 |
48.8622 GBP |
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|
|
6,302 |
48.8781 GBP |
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|
476 |
48.9740 GBP |
|
|
|
|
29,080 |
48.9813 GBP |
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|
|
1,547 |
49.0207 GBP |
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|
22 |
49.0233 GBP |
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|
|
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368,034 |
49.0300 GBP |
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20,701 |
49.0976 GBP |
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|
1 |
49.1222 GBP |
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7,482 |
49.1262 GBP |
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|
526 |
49.1714 GBP |
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17,783 |
49.2019 GBP |
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1,277 |
48.8552 GBP |
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|
578 |
48.8571 GBP |
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|
1,050 |
48.8573 GBP |
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|
212 |
48.8583 GBP |
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|
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4,106 |
48.8593 GBP |
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|
10 |
48.8600 GBP |
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|
|
136 |
48.8954 GBP |
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|
247 |
48.8955 GBP |
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|
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2,023 |
48.9251 GBP |
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|
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16,466 |
48.9547 GBP |
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|
4 |
49.0287 GBP |
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|
9 |
49.0290 GBP |
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|
597 |
49.0395 GBP |
|
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|
20 |
49.0459 GBP |
|
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1,358 |
49.0649 GBP |
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8,060 |
49.1054 GBP |
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|
661 |
49.1201 GBP |
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5,041 |
49.1274 GBP |
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|
404 |
49.1286 GBP |
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7,567 |
49.1293 GBP |
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|
|
589 |
49.1487 GBP |
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6,972 |
49.1526 GBP |
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|
514 |
49.1574 GBP |
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|
337 |
49.1610 GBP |
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757 |
49.1652 GBP |
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1,551 |
49.1653 GBP |
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|
768 |
49.1663 GBP |
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|
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|
270 |
49.1764 GBP |
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|
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2,690 |
49.1773 GBP |
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|
|
114 |
49.2987 GBP |
|
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|
|
3 |
49.4325 GBP |
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2,569 |
49.0387 GBP |
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1,379 |
48.8600 GBP |
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3,440 |
48.9102 GBP |
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1,599 |
48.9174 GBP |
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|
886 |
48.9918 GBP |
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1,009 |
48.9961 GBP |
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1,009 |
49.0025 GBP |
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|
528 |
49.0051 GBP |
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|
1 |
49.0951 GBP |
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3,418 |
49.1147 GBP |
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6,705 |
49.1420 GBP |
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|
979 |
49.1540 GBP |
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13,094 |
49.1634 GBP |
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2,585 |
48.8607 GBP |
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2,420 |
48.8610 GBP |
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|
406 |
48.8615 GBP |
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3,053 |
48.8627 GBP |
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|
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15,127 |
48.8697 GBP |
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3 |
48.8928 GBP |
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1,551 |
48.9393 GBP |
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1,796 |
48.9697 GBP |
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27,608 |
49.0541 GBP |
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|
177 |
49.1039 GBP |
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|
139 |
49.1191 GBP |
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3,152 |
49.1343 GBP |
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|
447 |
49.1370 GBP |
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1,854 |
49.1560 GBP |
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|
43 |
49.1705 GBP |
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|
77 |
49.2535 GBP |
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|
116 |
49.3225 GBP |
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|
435 |
49.3681 GBP |
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13,523 |
49.0561 GBP |
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235 |
49.0917 GBP |
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53 |
49.2055 GBP |
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10,000 |
49.2221 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
21 April 2026 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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.