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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

06 May 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:	05 May 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	968,300	52.1200 GBP	50.8600 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	673,247	52.6400 GBP	50.8600 GBP
1p ordinary	SALES	5,404	69.4032 USD	69.4032 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	74	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,353	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,860	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	228	50.9597 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,897	51.0616 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	320	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	677	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	306	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	225	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	792	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	157	51.0925 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	451	51.1154 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,404	51.1174 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	225	51.1185 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,104	51.2381 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	226	51.3067 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,951	51.3384 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	66	51.3482 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	481	51.3560 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,150	51.3963 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	98	51.4076 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	269	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	765	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	53	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	49	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	50.9010 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	33	50.9030 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	470	50.9331 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,376	50.9455 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,086	50.9484 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,356	50.9526 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	202	50.9574 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,126	50.9574 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,185	50.9807 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15	50.9860 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,000	51.0139 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	244	51.0186 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	160	51.0202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,840	51.0202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,359	51.0310 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	636	51.0334 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	179	51.0413 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	117	51.0477 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	99	51.0578 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,161	51.0658 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	224	51.0707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,245	51.0707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	51.0707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.0707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	51.0707 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	254	51.0895 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4	51.1025 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,926	51.1045 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	47,776	51.1045 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,933	51.1046 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,421	51.1113 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93	51.1315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	51.2305 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,270	51.2581 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,218	51.2777 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	217	51.2800 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20	51.2971 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	51.3074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	206	51.3074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	91	51.3074 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	208	51.3139 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2	51.3300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	371	51.3769 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	51.3958 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,000	51.4015 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,069	51.4057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,395	51.4057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,276	51.4057 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,000	51.4165 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,000	51.4308 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,130	51.4338 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,765	51.4356 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	88	51.4431 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	873	51.4744 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,000	51.5011 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,972	51.5017 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,574	51.5223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,191	51.5223 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,394	51.5224 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,000	51.5258 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,000	51.5544 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,340	51.5658 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,534	51.6453 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,395	51.6526 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,662	51.7185 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	190	51.7411 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,962	51.7870 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8	51.8202 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	51.8456 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,500	51.9013 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,787	51.9036 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	775	51.9036 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,463	51.9036 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,369	51.9036 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,606	51.9036 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,700	51.9517 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	957	52.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	86	52.1083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,425	52.1083 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,031	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	111	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	380	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,860	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	55	50.9010 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,222	50.9116 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	405	50.9143 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,458	50.9329 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,557	50.9591 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13	50.9862 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,310	50.9876 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,700	51.0128 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	51.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	51.0144 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,039	51.0342 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	111	51.0867 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,016	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,011	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,332	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,364	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,500	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,802	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,289	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,212	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,527	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,436	51.0924 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	256	51.1162 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13	51.1215 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6	51.1400 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,018	51.1665 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	95	51.1744 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	38	51.1789 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	551	51.1807 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	99	51.1905 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	112	51.1907 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	341	51.2009 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	503	51.2539 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	677	51.2543 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,339	51.2712 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,631	51.2777 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	175	51.2967 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	149	51.2971 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3	51.3300 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	181	51.3474 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	205	51.3522 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,286	51.4882 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	96	51.5719 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	195	51.7024 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	347	51.7052 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	828	51.7327 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	51.9127 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,291	52.0000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	77	52.0539 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	237	52.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,996	50.8746 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,534	50.8746 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,724	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,879	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37	50.9000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	957	50.9113 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	510	50.9217 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	50.9428 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,826	50.9702 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,012	50.9876 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,672	51.0361 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	631	51.0361 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	138	51.0440 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	357	51.0518 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,886	51.0681 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,847	51.0681 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,740	51.0893 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,472	51.0989 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	89	51.1396 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	51.1537 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	63	51.2848 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,218	51.3067 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	190	51.4076 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	656	51.4251 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	329	51.4275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	407	51.4275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	148	51.4275 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	254	51.4626 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20	51.4660 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	140	51.4897 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25	51.5160 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,229	51.5247 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,609	51.5247 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,647	51.5247 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,284	51.5315 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,000	51.8519 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	200	52.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,662	52.1000 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37	52.1000 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:	06 May 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.

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