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UBS AG (EPT)

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:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(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:	Intertek Group plc
(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"	NO

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

Buy

459420

49.41000 GBP

43.56000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sell

699722

49.50500 GBP

43.76333 GBP

(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	28665	46.64960038 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	98	47.614387755102 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	47	47.5427659574468 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9625	49.3576571428571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	114	47.8101008087719 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6803	49.3576569160664 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3720	49.3576586021505 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	684	48.1661988309503 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2401	47.58231376 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20493	47.25956956 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3277	47.9623893850687 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	358	48.3157262564805 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17951	47.458197872113 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9340	48.3858959495 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	166	46.9229819301807 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1	46.26 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1349	47.0514420026 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	84	47.485 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1827	47.55 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10903	47.9463495 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	72	49.3576388888889 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	148	49.505 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	73	47.91 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	155	48.61374194 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	98	48.59 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13	48.48 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4794	49.01 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	172	47.63 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	105	47.74761905 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	224	48.61 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	87	48.68 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	74	48.62 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	125	48.325 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14	48.5 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	62	47.86 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	59	48.595 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	77	48.7 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10	48.77 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	93	48.35 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	62	49.1 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	265	48.145 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11	47.945 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10	47.96 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	248	48.36 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	77	48.555 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	96	49.41 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	88	49.27 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	34	48.665 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	45	48.47 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	80	48.275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	62	49.04 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	80	48.27 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	83	48.15 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	77	49.38 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	101	49.22 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	52	49.36 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	68	49.37 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	152	49.165 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	101	49.395 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	101	49.285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	49	48.46 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	49.235 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	194	47.115 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1	48.6 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12	48.965 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	53479	48.26938836 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	191	48.16 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	61	49.345 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17	49.025 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	45	49.03 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	206	47.79314488 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1157	47.8555229 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	421	47.575344 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	221	47.84887187 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13	48.42461538 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8	47.899282 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1065	48.32016901 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	87	47.6143678160919 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	43	47.5427906976744 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10442	47.6033623826183 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4773	47.5404902576996 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	300	47.7028 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	657	49.3576560121766 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12338	47.9999999982185 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9232	47.84566887 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3696	47.57891082 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12657	47.07029272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7595	48.66769914 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4450	47.5652606769708 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1764	49.3576587301587 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6666	48.5975138 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4413	47.8270604836846 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	249	47.6143373493976 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	123	47.5428455284553 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	56	48.025 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10294	47.7816582439168 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14625	47.71420701 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9671	47.1008179092142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8995	45.6662312418566 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5848	47.7882250381635 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	654	46.48308869 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	164	43.837988 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12605	47.5404902816343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	572	47.5404895104895 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	32786	48.101391 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14034	48.129404 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	129	48.1451938 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24	48.119231 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	36421	48.043994 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21852	48.098987 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	518	48.13019305 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	900	47.6143555555556 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	445	47.5428764044944 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11019	46.79932707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1059	47.6600035640132 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1059	47.7800001424929 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	353	43.9044759206799 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1059	48.0023512747875 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5322	48.2352269495039 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	200	47.64422798 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3639	47.4025398440011 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1331	46.8714350139294 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	395	44.0545063290739 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14215	47.4409321139641 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16833	48.042749 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	57	43.562105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	982	47.922147862057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	499	47.860261 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	51	47.63 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1197	48.10576 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7	48.126857 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	979	47.8647906 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	735	47.789581 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	353	47.844788 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16585	47.55 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5424	46.73469948 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5595	45.45971761 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5775	47.7799988572814 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5774	47.6599989930378 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10586	47.8850003617041 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7699	47.5499993270814 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1924	43.9044646569647 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5774	48.0023588500173 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7483	47.8850003555125 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5442	47.5499991585814 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4081	47.6599997021808 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4081	47.7800008829307 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1360	43.9044632352941 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4082	48.0023591376776 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	100	47.76 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	780	47.65506976 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2975	47.5499996008269 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2232	47.6600004037007 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2232	47.7799985686828 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	744	43.9044623655914 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2231	48.0024294038548 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4092	47.8849992559213 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43	47.1882331208 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	153	47.90941176 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	785	47.9678280254908 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	720	48.0903611090278 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	77	47.19089991 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	974	43.862018 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	226	47.1173008849558 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	79	47.8849181776835 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	58	47.5500179143621 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43	48.0023255813953 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43	47.7800631681628 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15	43.904 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43	47.6837209302326 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	107	43.79 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1712	43.79647196 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	47.19650035 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7	47.1878676723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	301	47.74943522 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1152	48.053238 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	351	48.05980057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	261	48.4132567 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16	47.82059775 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1115	48.09583 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	881	48.0577185 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15	48.36694869 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1178	47.57703161 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	724	47.884993882279 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	527	47.5500009019924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	395	47.6599925433494 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	395	47.7800084139721 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	132	43.9044696969697 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	395	48.0023544303797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	535	47.9267157336449 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1866	47.550951 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	473	47.1002748414376 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10000	48.22205213 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1941	47.8850012615713 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1412	47.5499995984419 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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

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:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	+44 (0)207 568 9128

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

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.

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