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23 April 2026 14:40:29
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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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(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 |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
corporate broker to Intertek Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
22 April 2026 |
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(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
854,196 |
51.0248 GBP |
48.2200 GBP |
Sale |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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1p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
208 |
48.4374 GBP |
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|
|
10,552 |
48.5800 GBP |
|
|
|
|
117 |
48.6284 GBP |
|
|
|
|
51 |
48.6393 GBP |
|
|
|
|
230 |
48.6595 GBP |
|
|
|
|
188 |
48.6624 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,227 |
48.7750 GBP |
|
|
|
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16,477 |
49.2191 GBP |
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|
|
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19,743 |
49.2811 GBP |
|
|
|
|
426 |
49.3258 GBP |
|
|
|
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8,682 |
49.3411 GBP |
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|
578 |
49.4415 GBP |
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|
|
|
39,960 |
49.5224 GBP |
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|
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|
348 |
49.6074 GBP |
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|
|
575 |
49.7200 GBP |
|
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|
|
5,161 |
49.7296 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,986 |
49.8387 GBP |
|
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|
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29,666 |
49.9030 GBP |
|
|
|
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10,653 |
50.3222 GBP |
|
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8 |
48.3371 GBP |
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|
|
|
470 |
48.4755 GBP |
|
|
|
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8,766 |
48.5057 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,660 |
48.5084 GBP |
|
|
|
|
3,072 |
48.5136 GBP |
|
|
|
|
470 |
48.5514 GBP |
|
|
|
|
589 |
48.6206 GBP |
|
|
|
|
12 |
48.6471 GBP |
|
|
|
|
15,000 |
48.6540 GBP |
|
|
|
|
368 |
48.7293 GBP |
|
|
|
|
305 |
48.7351 GBP |
|
|
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|
923 |
48.7388 GBP |
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|
|
|
7,500 |
48.7658 GBP |
|
|
|
|
7,500 |
48.7668 GBP |
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|
26 |
48.8668 GBP |
|
|
|
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2,185 |
48.9215 GBP |
|
|
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|
206 |
48.9651 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,508 |
49.0256 GBP |
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|
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|
58 |
49.2657 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,129 |
49.2895 GBP |
|
|
|
|
9,162 |
49.3671 GBP |
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|
|
490 |
49.3938 GBP |
|
|
|
|
36,332 |
49.4006 GBP |
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|
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|
2 |
49.5900 GBP |
|
|
|
|
262 |
49.5990 GBP |
|
|
|
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14,592 |
49.5993 GBP |
|
|
|
|
45,000 |
49.6000 GBP |
|
|
|
|
879 |
49.6442 GBP |
|
|
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|
6 |
49.7020 GBP |
|
|
|
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6,071 |
49.7030 GBP |
|
|
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|
101 |
49.7031 GBP |
|
|
|
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2,569 |
49.7131 GBP |
|
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|
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1,115 |
49.7138 GBP |
|
|
|
|
500 |
49.7210 GBP |
|
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|
360 |
49.7461 GBP |
|
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|
754 |
49.7996 GBP |
|
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13,174 |
49.8256 GBP |
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|
92 |
49.8394 GBP |
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|
56 |
49.9289 GBP |
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|
3,353 |
49.9290 GBP |
|
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|
743 |
49.9393 GBP |
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|
|
1,283 |
49.9595 GBP |
|
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|
|
165 |
49.9645 GBP |
|
|
|
|
90 |
49.9653 GBP |
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
49.9963 GBP |
|
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|
224 |
50.1300 GBP |
|
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|
|
29 |
50.1893 GBP |
|
|
|
|
20 |
50.2330 GBP |
|
|
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|
789 |
50.3015 GBP |
|
|
|
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13,100 |
66.5250 GBP |
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|
96 |
49.5978 GBP |
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|
|
204 |
49.6000 GBP |
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12 |
49.6173 GBP |
|
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|
557 |
49.6474 GBP |
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6,174 |
49.6523 GBP |
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6,642 |
49.7644 GBP |
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|
467 |
49.8684 GBP |
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6 |
49.9950 GBP |
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46 |
48.4949 GBP |
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20,000 |
48.5036 GBP |
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982 |
48.5148 GBP |
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1 |
48.5208 GBP |
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|
228 |
48.5411 GBP |
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173 |
48.5561 GBP |
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1,599 |
48.5874 GBP |
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91 |
48.5894 GBP |
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7,500 |
48.7837 GBP |
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2,341 |
48.7980 GBP |
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5,105 |
49.2894 GBP |
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2,174 |
49.3403 GBP |
|
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10,000 |
49.5037 GBP |
|
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|
171 |
49.5634 GBP |
|
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|
683 |
49.5764 GBP |
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2,569 |
49.5868 GBP |
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1,589 |
49.6000 GBP |
|
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|
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10,527 |
49.6007 GBP |
|
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|
371 |
49.6050 GBP |
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16 |
49.6062 GBP |
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|
727 |
49.6603 GBP |
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7,346 |
49.7240 GBP |
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|
20 |
49.8045 GBP |
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1,300 |
50.0185 GBP |
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|
38 |
50.0203 GBP |
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|
288 |
50.0226 GBP |
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213 |
50.1224 GBP |
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|
4 |
50.2650 GBP |
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730 |
50.3863 GBP |
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20 |
48.7185 GBP |
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|
990 |
48.7365 GBP |
|
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1,178 |
49.8135 GBP |
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3,000 |
49.9187 GBP |
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5,000 |
49.9725 GBP |
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8,967 |
49.9774 GBP |
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30,000 |
49.9891 GBP |
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1,838 |
48.8841 GBP |
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7,440 |
49.6000 GBP |
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691 |
49.6446 GBP |
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940 |
49.6937 GBP |
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3,731 |
49.8151 GBP |
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3,731 |
49.8157 GBP |
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12,000 |
50.4221 GBP |
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780 |
50.4431 GBP |
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3,000 |
51.1180 GBP |
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30,000 |
51.1349 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
|
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
|
|
|
|
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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" |
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None
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(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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
23 April 2026 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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