NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

6 August 2026

RECOMMENDED FINAL* CASH ACQUISITION

OF

INTERTEK GROUP PLC ("INTERTEK")

BY

ISOTOPE BIDCO LIMITED ("BIDCO")

to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006

RESULTS OF VOTING AT COURT MEETING AND GENERAL MEETING

On 18 June 2026, the boards of Intertek and Bidco announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended final cash acquisition pursuant to which the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Intertek will be acquired by Bidco (the "Acquisition"), a newly formed company to be indirectly owned by EQT X EUR SCSp and EQT X USD SCSp, each acting through its manager (gérant) EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., together with certain indirect minority shareholders including, among others, Luxinva and Mubadala, to be implemented by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme").

On 15 July 2026, Intertek published a circular in relation to the Scheme (the "Scheme Document"). Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings as set out in the Scheme Document.

Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

Intertek is pleased to announce that, at the Court Meeting and General Meeting held earlier today in connection with the Acquisition:

(A)        the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme at the Court Meeting; and

(B)        the requisite majority of Intertek Shareholders voted in favour of the Special Resolution to implement the Scheme, including the amendments to Intertek's articles of association, at the General Meeting.

Details of the resolutions proposed and passed are set out in the notices of the Court Meeting and the General Meeting contained in the Scheme Document.

Voting results of the Court Meeting

The table below sets out the results of the poll conducted at the Court Meeting. Each Scheme Shareholder present (including by proxy) was entitled to one vote per Scheme Share held at the Voting Record Time.

*All percentages are rounded to two decimal places.

**Where a Scheme Shareholder has cast some of their votes "for" and some of their votes "against" the resolution, such Scheme Shareholder has been counted as having voted both "for" and "against" the resolution for the purposes of determining the number of Scheme Shareholders who voted as set out in this column.

***The aggregate of Scheme Shareholders voting "for" and "against" the resolution as set out in this row exceeds the total number and percentage of Scheme Shareholders who voted because eight registered members gave instructions for votes to be cast "for" the resolution in respect of part of their holding of Scheme Shares and "against" the resolution in respect of another part of their holding of Scheme Shares.

Voting results of the General Meeting

The table below sets out the results of the poll conducted at the General Meeting. Each Intertek Shareholder present (including by proxy) was entitled to one vote per Intertek Share held at the Voting Record Time:

*All percentages rounded to two decimal places.

** Includes discretionary votes.

*** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" the Special Resolution.

The total number of Intertek Shares in issue at the Voting Record Time (6.30 p.m. on 4 August 2026) was 153,931,794, with no shares held in treasury. Consequently, the total number of voting rights in Intertek at the Voting Record Time was 153,931,794.

A copy of the Special Resolution passed at the General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Effective Date and Timetable

The outcome of today's Court Meeting and General Meeting means that Conditions 2(A) and 2(B) (as set out in Part III of the Scheme Document) have been satisfied. The Scheme remains subject to the satisfaction or (where applicable) waiver of the remaining Conditions and further terms set out in the Scheme Document, including the Court sanctioning the Scheme at the Sanction Hearing.

The expected timetable of principal events for the implementation of the Scheme remains as set out on pages 13 and 14 of the Scheme Document and as set out in the appendix below with the Scheme expected to become Effective in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027. The dates are indicative only and are subject to change. The dates will depend, among other things, on the dates upon which: (i) the Conditions are satisfied or (if capable of waiver) waived; (ii) the Court sanctions the Scheme; and (iii) the Court Order is delivered to the Registrar of Companies. If any of the dates and/or times in the expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.

* The financial terms of the Acquisition are final and will not be increased, save that Bidco reserves the right to increase the financial terms of the Acquisition where: (i) there is an announcement on or after the date of the Announcement of an offer or possible offer, including a partial offer, or a firm intention to make an offer for Intertek by any third party offeror or potential offeror, including where any such announcement is made by Intertek; or (ii) the Panel otherwise provides its consent.

Freshfields LLP is acting as legal adviser to EQT and Bidco. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Advokatfirman Vinge KB are acting as regulatory counsel to Bidco. Linklaters LLP is acting as legal adviser to Luxinva. Clifford Chance LLP is acting as legal adviser to Mubadala.

Slaughter and May is acting as legal adviser to Intertek.

APPENDIX

EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

All times shown are London times unless otherwise stated. The following indicative timetable is based on Intertek's and Bidco's current expectations and is subject to change. If any of the dates and/or times in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified to Intertek Shareholders by announcement through the Regulatory Information Service of the London Stock Exchange, with such announcement being made available on Intertek's and Bidco's websites at www.intertek.com/investors/ and www.documentlibrary.co.uk/documents/ respectively.

Participants in the Intertek Share Schemes will be contacted separately to inform them of the effect of the Scheme on their rights under the Intertek Share Schemes, including details of any dates and times relevant to them.

(1) Scheme Shareholders who are on the Register at this time are entitled to receive the Cash Consideration under the Acquisition.

(2) The Scheme shall become Effective as soon as a copy of the Court Order has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. This is expected to occur following the Scheme Record Time and after the suspension of trading in Intertek Shares. The events which are stated as occurring on subsequent dates are conditional on the Effective Date and operate by reference to that date.

(3) The latest date for settlement of the Cash Consideration in respect of any Sanctions Affected Shares will be no later than 14 days after the relevant Release Date.

(4) This is the latest date by which the Scheme may become Effective, unless the Long Stop Date is extended to a later date as (i) Bidco may specify, with the written agreement of Intertek or, in a competitive situation, with the Panel's consent; or (ii) the Panel may direct under the Note on Section 3 of Appendix 7 to the Takeover Code, and in each case as the Court may approve (if such approval is required).

All dates by reference to "D+1" and "D+2" will be to the date falling the number of indicated Business Days immediately after the actual date, which is "D", as indicated above.

Important notice

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities of Intertek in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

The Acquisition shall be made solely by means of the Scheme Document (or, if the Acquisition is implemented by way of an Offer, the Offer document) which, together with the Forms of Proxy, shall contain the full terms and Conditions of the Acquisition.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus-equivalent document.

Disclaimers

Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Intertek and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Intertek for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs International, or for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement.

J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its UK investment banking business as J.P. Morgan Cazenove ("J.P. Morgan Cazenove"), is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom. J.P. Morgan Cazenove is acting exclusively for Intertek and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Intertek for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or its affiliates, or for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement.

PJT Partners (UK) Limited ("PJT Partners"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Intertek and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Intertek for providing the protections afforded to clients of PJT Partners nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any matter referred to herein. Neither PJT Partners nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of PJT Partners in connection with the Acquisition, any matter referred to herein or otherwise.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Bidco and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Bidco for providing the protections afforded to clients of Morgan Stanley nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither Morgan Stanley, its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Morgan Stanley in connection with any statement contained herein or otherwise.

Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and the PRA, is acting exclusively for Bidco and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Bidco for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays nor for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to in this announcement.

Deutsche Bank AG is a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany with its principal office in Frankfurt am Main. It is registered with the district court (Amtsgericht) in Frankfurt am Main under No HRB 30 000 and licensed to carry on banking business and to provide financial services. The London branch of Deutsche Bank AG is registered in the register of companies for England and Wales (registration number BR000005) with its registered address and principal place of business at 21, Moorfields, London EC2Y 9DB. Deutsche Bank AG is subject to supervision by the European Central Bank (ECB), Sonnemannstrasse 22, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht or BaFin), Graurheindorfer Strasse 108, 53117 Bonn and Marie-Curie-Strasse 24-28, 60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. With respect to activities undertaken in the United Kingdom, Deutsche Bank AG is authorised by the PRA. It is subject to regulation by the FCA and limited regulation by the PRA. Details about the extent of Deutsche Bank AG's authorisation and regulation by the PRA are available from Deutsche Bank AG on request. Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its London branch is and has been acting solely for Bidco and no other person in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not regard, and has not regarded, any other person as its client and has not been and will not be responsible to any person other than Bidco for providing the protections afforded to clients of Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its London branch, or for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement.

Overseas Jurisdictions

This announcement has been prepared in connection with proposals in relation to a scheme of arrangement pursuant to and for the purpose of complying with English law and the Takeover Code and information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if the Scheme had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the UK (including Restricted Jurisdictions). Nothing in the Scheme should be relied on for any other purpose. The Acquisition shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange and the FCA.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into jurisdictions other than the UK or the United States, and the availability of the Acquisition to Intertek Shareholders who are not resident in the UK or the United States, may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the law of any jurisdiction other than the UK (including Restricted Jurisdictions) should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the Takeover Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside of the UK.

Unless otherwise determined by Bidco or required by the Takeover Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Acquisition will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from, or by the use of mails or any means or instrumentality (including, but not limited to, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of, any Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction.

Copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or any jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of that jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. If the Acquisition is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer (unless otherwise permitted by applicable law or regulation), the Takeover Offer may not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of mails or any other means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction and the Takeover Offer may not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities or from within any Restricted Jurisdiction.

Sanctioned Shareholders

If any Intertek Shares are Sanctions Affected Shares: (a) no right, title or interest in any such Sanctions Affected Shares will be transferred to Bidco on the Effective Date where such transfer would cause a person to violate Sanctions, or be exposed to a reasonable risk of being targeted as a Sanctioned Person; (b) no holder of Sanctions Affected Shares will receive any Cash Consideration under the Acquisition on the Effective Date; and (c) under the terms of the Acquisition and the Scheme, subject to compliance with any Sanctions, with effect on and from the Effective Date, all rights attaching to any such Sanctions Affected Shares will cease to be exercisable until such time as the right, title or interest in such shares is transferred to Bidco.

Additional Information for US Investors

The Acquisition is being made to acquire the shares of an English company by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under English law. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Scheme is subject to disclosure requirements and practices applicable in the UK to schemes of arrangement, which are different from the disclosure requirements of the US tender offer rules and the US proxy solicitation rules. The financial information included in this announcement has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and thus may not be comparable to financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the US. If Bidco exercises its right to implement the acquisition of the Intertek Shares by way of a Takeover Offer, such offer will be made in compliance with applicable US laws and regulations.

The receipt of cash pursuant to the Acquisition by a US holder as consideration for the transfer of its Scheme Shares pursuant to the Scheme may be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes and under applicable United States state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax laws. Each Intertek Shareholder is urged to consult their independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of the Acquisition applicable to them.

It may be difficult for US holders to enforce their rights and claims arising out of the US federal securities laws, since Bidco and Intertek are located in countries other than the US, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of countries other than the US. US holders may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's judgement.

In accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act, Bidco or its nominees, or its brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Intertek Shares outside of the US, other than pursuant to the Acquisition, until the date on which the Acquisition and/or Scheme becomes effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. Also, in accordance with the Takeover Code, normal United Kingdom market practice and Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act, each of Morgan Stanley, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Goldman Sachs International (and/or certain of each of their affiliates) will continue to act as an exempt principal trader in Intertek Shares on the London Stock Exchange. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any information about such purchases and activities by exempt principal traders will be disclosed as required in the UK, will be reported to a Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement (including information incorporated by reference in this announcement), oral statements made regarding the Acquisition, and other information published by Intertek or Bidco may contain statements that are or may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning: (i) the ability to complete the Acquisition in a timely manner; (ii) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (iii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Intertek's, Bidco's, or the Bidco Group's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Acquisition; and (iv) the effects of government regulation on the Bidco Group's, the EQT Group's or the Intertek Group's businesses. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as, without limitation, "aims", "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "goals", "hopes", "intend", "may", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "seek", "should", "target", "will", "would" and similar terms and phrases.

Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to any member of the Intertek Group, the Bidco Group or the EQT Group, nor any of their respective associates, directors, officers, employees or advisers, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement above. None of Intertek, Bidco or the Bidco Group, or any of their respective members, partners, associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, warranty, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. Intertek, Bidco and EQT expressly disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law or by the rules of any competent regulatory authority, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code, any person who is interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the Offer Period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the Offer Period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities, Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the Offer Period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Publication on website and requesting hard copies

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement and the documents required to be published under Rule 26 of the Takeover Code will be made available, free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in or located in Restricted Jurisdictions, on Intertek's website at www.intertek.com/investors/ and Bidco's website at www.documentlibrary.co.uk/documents/ by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on the first Business Day following the date of this announcement.

For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of these websites are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

Information relating to Intertek Shareholders

Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain other information provided by Intertek Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Intertek may be provided to Bidco, members of the EQT Group and/or their advisers during the Offer Period as required under Section 4 of Appendix 4 of the Takeover Code.