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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

23 April 2026

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	21 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	253,097	49.7170 GBP	48.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	233,901	49.7800 GBP	48.6900 GBP
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	13,588	56.3853 EUR	56.3853 EUR
1p ordinary	SALES	3,699	66.3861 USD	66.2621 USD
1p ordinary	PURCHASES	4,278	66.9593 USD	66.0963 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	3,103	48.9161 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	53	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	579	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	624	48.9387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	186	48.9650 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	48.9700 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2	49.0500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,478	49.0503 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25	49.1584 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	139	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	121	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	91	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	73	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	72	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	82	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	204	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	335	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	61	49.1939 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,531	49.2127 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,534	49.2683 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	135	49.2781 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,375	49.2998 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	961	49.3171 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,654	49.3356 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	18	49.4011 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9	49.4050 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14	49.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7	49.4500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	291	49.5731 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8	49.7200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9	49.7452 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15	49.7473 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	246	48.8011 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,830	48.8600 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,500	48.8686 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38	48.9197 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	82	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,425	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,329	48.9445 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,600	48.9445 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	971	48.9445 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,642	48.9598 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	270	48.9947 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,100	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	773	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	500	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,369	49.0490 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,381	49.0528 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,796	49.0758 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	316	49.1202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	174	49.1211 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,332	49.1835 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	136	49.2094 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,748	49.2123 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,515	49.2503 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	166	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	434	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	62	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	185	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	224	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,457	49.2771 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	885	49.2998 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,556	49.3601 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,534	49.3607 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,666	49.3607 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	765	49.3782 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93	49.3911 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	985	49.4047 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	623	49.4363 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	119	49.4797 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,451	66.0963 USD
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,155	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,623	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	76	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	386	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	590	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	410	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,730	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,390	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,280	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	160	48.9239 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27	48.9500 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,830	48.9651 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	221	48.9844 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	600	49.0120 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	121	49.0220 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,588	49.0339 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	623	49.0786 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15	49.1202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	49.1211 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	86	49.1349 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8	49.1802 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,328	49.2058 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	131	49.2094 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,866	49.2123 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	720	49.3300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	358	49.3782 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	257	49.4985 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	827	49.5661 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	59	48.6976 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	723	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	455	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	91	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,140	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	72	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	158	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,006	48.9126 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112	48.9127 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	74	48.9127 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	198	48.9145 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	246	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,826	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	765	48.9200 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,090	48.9265 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,924	48.9265 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,921	48.9387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,727	48.9387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	876	48.9387 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,642	48.9432 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	964	48.9433 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33	48.9541 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,317	48.9629 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	36	48.9967 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,100	49.0282 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	72	49.0300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,088	49.1250 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	70	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	553	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	434	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	323	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	130	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	60	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	885	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13	49.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,697	49.1418 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,098	49.1883 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,000	49.1912 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	200	49.1957 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,499	49.2110 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,120	49.2344 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	305	49.2345 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,479	49.2498 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	186	49.2787 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,232	49.2945 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	335	49.2946 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,748	49.2998 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	49.3459 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112	49.3462 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	127	49.3462 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	80	49.3463 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50	49.3464 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	144	49.5122 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22	49.5675 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	94	49.5707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	202	49.6370 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16	49.7452 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	49.7473 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:	23 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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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Replacement of Intertek Group.

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