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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

20 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:	17 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	PURCHASES	825,726	50.3200 GBP	47.8600 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	683,960	50.3400 GBP	47.9030 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	4,086	56.8517 EUR	56.8517 EUR
1p ordinary	SALES	3,090	67.4318 USD	66.6607 USD
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	2,386	67.5304 USD	67.4318 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	20	48.5486 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	315	48.9169 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	241	48.9193 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	229	49.1583 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	947	49.2126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,708	49.2154 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	250	49.4468 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,086	49.4820 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,904	49.5463 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,447	49.6723 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	320	49.6850 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	220	49.6860 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	720	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,068	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	151,302	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	225	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,782	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	260	49.7032 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	690	49.7047 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,932	49.7193 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,130	49.7478 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7	49.7761 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	315	49.7774 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	665	49.8626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,685	49.8665 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	348	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	84	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	74	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	93	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	64	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	125	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	144	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	215	49.8804 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	754	49.9181 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	54	50.0050 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50	50.0062 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	89	50.0100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	112	50.0600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	332	48.0285 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,581	49.0043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,802	49.0043 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	829	49.2299 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,888	49.2300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,668	49.2607 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,220	49.2607 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	521	49.3023 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,486	49.3600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58	49.3707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	105	49.3721 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,809	49.4435 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,496	49.4435 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,104	49.4558 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	54,277	49.5571 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,787	49.6433 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,642	49.6496 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,946	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	597	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,609	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48	49.6904 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	465	49.6915 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	678	49.6989 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	948	49.7142 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	176	49.7144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	381	49.7272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,401	49.7272 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,987	49.7361 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	135	49.7584 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	986	49.7754 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,884	49.7816 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,130	49.7816 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,072	49.8020 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	345	49.8343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	421	49.8343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	156	49.8343 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,500	49.8434 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,029	49.8455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,384	49.8455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,095	49.9431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	298	49.9431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,802	50.0350 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,581	50.0350 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	139	50.1239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,410	50.2294 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	382	50.2295 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,944	49.6433 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	400	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	20	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	429	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	50,802	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,054	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	78	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	101	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	20,000	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,513	49.8015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,286	49.8015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6	49.8100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	38	49.8100 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,885	49.8123 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,940	49.8461 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,156	49.8532 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	54,133	49.8532 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	65,274	49.8532 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	245	49.8640 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	85	49.8897 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36	49.9202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	847	50.0620 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,200	48.7259 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28,435	49.1754 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,217	49.2754 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	141	49.3310 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,487	49.4082 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	748	49.4115 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	409	49.4117 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	353	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	42	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	152	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	589	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	191	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	49.4264 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	56	49.6541 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,578	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	239	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	66	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	105	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	217	49.6542 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11	49.6827 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14	49.6829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14	49.6829 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10	49.6830 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10	49.6890 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,260	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	456	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	95	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	597	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	148	49.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,486	49.7022 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,928	49.7204 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	374	49.7351 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	49.7700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	387	49.7739 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,939	49.7757 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,523	49.7761 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	181	49.7769 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41	49.7846 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,960	49.8105 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	474	49.8309 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,136	49.8875 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,561	49.8875 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	48	49.8960 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,787	49.9181 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,090	49.9480 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,161	50.0224 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	226	50.0224 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	87	50.0224 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51	50.0785 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:	20 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.

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.

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