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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

17 April 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 relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Intertek Group plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l.
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	16 April 2026
(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

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
1p ordinary	SALES	1,007,799	49.4510 GBP	43.5600 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	979,355	49.5600 GBP	43.5613 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	2,041	53.2742 EUR	53.2742 EUR
1p ordinary	SALES	125	59.3437 USD	59.3437 USD
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	1	64.9932 USD	64.9932 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

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
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	43.5600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	217	43.7093 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	166	43.7189 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	125	43.8551 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	650	45.9888 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,267	46.0979 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,914	46.0979 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,805	46.2534 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,041	46.3757 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,923	46.6250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,921	47.0500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	33,598	47.2664 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,043	47.2735 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,944	47.3122 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,884	47.5266 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,282	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	276	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,879	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50,802	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	333	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	99	47.5501 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,742	47.5600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,425	47.5859 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,160	47.5865 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,710	47.6361 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,929	47.7462 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,886	47.8595 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,828	48.0817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	369	48.0990 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	965	48.1028 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20	48.1287 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,127	48.1599 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	319	48.2119 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4	48.2250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,982	48.2455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,276	48.3818 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	88	48.5300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,886	48.8028 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25	49.3324 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	75	43.5613 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	45	43.8058 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93	43.8404 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27	43.8511 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14	43.8521 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	212	44.1066 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	140	44.4936 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	82	45.8556 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,852	46.8087 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	47.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	71	47.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50	47.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	306	47.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	45	47.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	135	47.0259 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,207	47.0797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19	47.1138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12	47.1138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12	47.1138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	86	47.1138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	47.1138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	113	47.4077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,616	47.4811 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,491	47.4811 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	730	47.4811 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,880	47.4811 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,777	47.4811 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	228	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	910	47.5790 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,480	47.5830 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,664	47.5855 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	883	47.6253 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26	47.6346 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9	47.6723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,522	47.6928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	413	47.6928 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,136	47.7723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	368	47.7848 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	356	47.7962 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58,191	47.8223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,926	47.8421 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	177	47.8448 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,016	47.8570 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	489	47.8648 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	63	47.8658 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	383	47.9100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	70	47.9379 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	257	47.9379 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	51	47.9678 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,257	47.9684 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,000	48.0746 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	230	48.1106 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	48.1333 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	753	48.1439 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,766	48.1988 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	849	48.3077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,323	48.3077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	249	48.3077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,670	48.3077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	946	48.3077 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,776	48.3331 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,222	48.3754 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,462	48.3808 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	398	48.5743 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,578	48.6366 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,884	48.7473 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	950	45.0073 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,783	46.5976 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	93	46.5977 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,923	46.6250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,921	47.0500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31	47.0640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	585	47.0644 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,943	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,411	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,563	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,361	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,742	47.5600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24	47.5800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31	47.6100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	548	47.6503 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,185	47.6723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,598	47.7056 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51	47.7100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	270	47.7282 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,693	47.8223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	48.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	369	48.1106 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,260	48.1985 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,923	48.1986 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	602	48.3099 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,239	48.4352 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	88	48.5300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,032	48.5455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17,069	48.6671 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	96	48.8995 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	661	48.9266 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	179	48.9932 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,800	44.0645 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	500	44.1836 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53	44.2152 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	117	44.2153 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	201	46.7198 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	251	47.0592 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29	47.0593 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,664	47.3122 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	115	47.5405 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,501	47.5405 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	366	47.5429 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	315	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	326	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,332	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	417	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	47.5500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	47.5505 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	597	47.5854 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	384	47.6104 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	739	47.6215 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	695	47.6218 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	316	47.6218 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	849	47.6218 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,920	47.6556 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28,268	47.6565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,661	47.6565 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	437	47.6609 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	113	47.7166 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	985	47.7202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	374	47.7329 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	820	47.7329 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	139	47.7495 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	318	47.8208 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	583	47.8208 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,136	47.8645 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,635	47.8652 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25	47.9323 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	659	48.0440 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,272	48.0817 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27	48.0990 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9	48.1300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	48.1467 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,705	48.1532 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	82	48.1599 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	305	48.1784 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	95	48.1899 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	90	48.1944 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	890	48.2017 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	192	48.2073 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	48.2376 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51	48.2455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,748	48.2744 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,113	48.3545 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	358	48.6622 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	49.3324 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,679	49.4510 GBP

(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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:	17 April 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.

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