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Societe Generale SA

17 April 2026

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Intertek Group plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	16/04/2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	1p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	2,415,873	1.57	5,855	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	13,558	0.01	324,698	0.21
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	2,429,431	1.58	330,553	0.21

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,583	48.48779
1p ordinary	Purchase	47	47.91
1p ordinary	Purchase	68	48.11
1p ordinary	Purchase	31	48.15
1p ordinary	Purchase	31	48.17
1p ordinary	Purchase	40	48.15
1p ordinary	Purchase	45	48.17
1p ordinary	Purchase	46	48.17
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	48.15
1p ordinary	Purchase	64	48.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	69	48.01
1p ordinary	Purchase	75	49.16
1p ordinary	Purchase	93	48.67
1p ordinary	Purchase	94	48.18
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	49.13
1p ordinary	Purchase	115	45.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	117	44.69
1p ordinary	Purchase	117	44.7
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	43.66
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	43.72
1p ordinary	Purchase	269	48.01
1p ordinary	Purchase	42	47.61
1p ordinary	Purchase	124	47.73
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	47.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	369	47.67
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	47.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	47.58
1p ordinary	Purchase	140	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	149	47.71
1p ordinary	Purchase	130	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	232	47.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	47.67
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	47.66
1p ordinary	Purchase	197	49
1p ordinary	Purchase	140	48.98
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	144	48.92
1p ordinary	Purchase	151	48.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	27	49
1p ordinary	Purchase	138	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	47.73
1p ordinary	Purchase	25	47.67
1p ordinary	Purchase	117	49
1p ordinary	Purchase	178	49
1p ordinary	Purchase	140	48.99
1p ordinary	Purchase	237	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	153	47.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	130	49.01
1p ordinary	Purchase	144	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	330	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	48.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	144	47.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	151	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	376	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	47.62
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	47.61
1p ordinary	Purchase	90	47.95
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	183	47.66
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	47.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	261	47.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,596	47.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	213	47.55
1p ordinary	Purchase	137	47.73
1p ordinary	Purchase	116	47.67
1p ordinary	Purchase	134	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	115	49
1p ordinary	Purchase	141	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	136	49.01
1p ordinary	Purchase	28	47.68
1p ordinary	Purchase	129	47.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	47.96
1p ordinary	Purchase	136	48.93
1p ordinary	Purchase	136	48.91
1p ordinary	Purchase	99	47.6
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	43.76
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	59	44.225
1p ordinary	Sale	59	44.225
1p ordinary	Sale	4	48.05
1p ordinary	Sale	13	47.96
1p ordinary	Sale	29	44.02
1p ordinary	Sale	35	48.04
1p ordinary	Sale	36	48.63
1p ordinary	Sale	38	48.25
1p ordinary	Sale	39	47.96
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.79
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.8
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.8
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.87
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.91
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.96
1p ordinary	Sale	40	43.98
1p ordinary	Sale	40	44.01
1p ordinary	Sale	40	44.03
1p ordinary	Sale	40	44.07
1p ordinary	Sale	40	44.2
1p ordinary	Sale	49	48.06
1p ordinary	Sale	50	47.93
1p ordinary	Sale	52	47.98
1p ordinary	Sale	52	47.99
1p ordinary	Sale	52	48.2
1p ordinary	Sale	52	48.24
1p ordinary	Sale	52	48.29
1p ordinary	Sale	53	48.07
1p ordinary	Sale	53	48.26
1p ordinary	Sale	59	43.88
1p ordinary	Sale	64	43.97
1p ordinary	Sale	74	48.85
1p ordinary	Sale	84	44.3
1p ordinary	Sale	88	47.92
1p ordinary	Sale	89	43.82
1p ordinary	Sale	123	47.85
1p ordinary	Sale	157	44.02
1p ordinary	Sale	50	48.34
1p ordinary	Sale	70	43.88
1p ordinary	Sale	76	48.85
1p ordinary	Sale	85	44.3
1p ordinary	Sale	207	48.16
1p ordinary	Sale	47	43.63
1p ordinary	Sale	52	44.81
1p ordinary	Sale	60	44.59
1p ordinary	Sale	68	44.81
1p ordinary	Sale	74	48.85
1p ordinary	Sale	82	44.3
1p ordinary	Sale	88	43.63
1p ordinary	Sale	101	48.88
1p ordinary	Sale	102	43.89
1p ordinary	Sale	118	48.9
1p ordinary	Sale	119	44.1
1p ordinary	Sale	119	44.15
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.65
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.66
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.67
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.68
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.82
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.83
1p ordinary	Sale	120	43.84
1p ordinary	Sale	123	48.03
1p ordinary	Sale	123	48.05
1p ordinary	Sale	134	43.96
1p ordinary	Sale	135	43.7
1p ordinary	Sale	135	43.8
1p ordinary	Sale	151	46.58
1p ordinary	Sale	217	44.73
1p ordinary	Sale	1	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	20	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	37	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	160	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	160	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	160	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	160	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	189	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	200	45.59
1p ordinary	Sale	201	45.53
1p ordinary	Sale	212	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	223	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	236	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	370	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	403	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	415	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	416	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	641	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	1,218	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	1,293	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	2,320	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	2,976	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	19	43.76
1p ordinary	Sale	10	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	213	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	5,596	47.55
1p ordinary	Sale	261	47.55

(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

GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,583

48.48779

(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)

4. 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 person 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 person 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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	17/04/2026
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	+44 20 7676 6969

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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Form 8.3 - Intertek Group plc.

Date of disclosure:

Contact name:

Telephone number*:

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