Form 8.3 INTERTEK GROUP PLC.


    18 May 2026 19:22:01
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 7762E
Barclays PLC
18 May 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:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERTEK GROUP PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

15 May 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

 

 

2,482,148

1.61%

3,183,751

2.07%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,522,820

1.64%

2,075,309

1.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,004,968

3.25%

5,259,060

3.42%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

56.0030  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,584

56.1508  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,155

56.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,835

56.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

56.2515  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,194

56.2358  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,173

56.1142  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,500

56.2159  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,767

56.0211  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

56.0389  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,516

56.1939  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,587

56.1064  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,381

56.4514  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,236

56.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

56.4306  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,755

56.2446  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,574

56.1970  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,143

56.2022  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,981

56.4867  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,831

56.1878  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,830

55.9750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,796

56.2018  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,454

56.2712  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,446

56.2696  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,314

56.0671  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

56.3000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

927

56.2499  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

913

56.1415  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

797

55.9913  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

738

56.1263  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

699

56.4040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

679

56.0250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

625

56.3552  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

600

56.3784  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

510

56.0750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

448

56.3754  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

420

56.4403  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

364

56.5149  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

309

56.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

276

56.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

222

56.1335  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

215

56.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

205

56.0507  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

202

56.2000  GBP

ADR

Purchase

200

74.9700  USD

1p ordinary

Purchase

189

56.0416  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

169

56.1167  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

168

56.3261  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

145

56.2381  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

137

56.1523  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

129

56.2234  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

120

56.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

120

56.0404  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

101

55.9990  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

92

56.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

59

56.5271  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54

56.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39

56.1250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33

55.9500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

56.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

56.1541  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

56.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

56.1612  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

184,895

56.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87,480

56.1629  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,300

56.0957  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,431

56.2621  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,819

56.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,500

56.1878  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,420

56.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,007

56.1097  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,142

56.1489  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,800

56.1224  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,500

56.2143  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,430

56.0651  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,409

56.5856  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,665

56.4250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,400

56.1416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,367

56.1786  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,073

56.2187  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,723

56.0591  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,521

56.0214  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,420

56.4841  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,098

56.1867  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,761

56.1415  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,745

56.1025  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,583

56.4015  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,356

56.1977  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,235

56.2565  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,233

56.3333  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,227

56.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,055

56.1876  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

56.2726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

922

56.1920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

889

56.1388  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

834

56.0197  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

768

56.4995  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

679

56.0250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

664

56.4652  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

533

56.2155  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

510

56.0750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

56.2188  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

484

56.3780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

452

56.2026  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

446

56.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

415

56.4398  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

396

56.0621  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

384

56.3000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

379

56.6008  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

357

56.3718  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

326

56.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

320

56.1797  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

309

56.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

276

56.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

222

56.0813  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

219

56.1026  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

215

56.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

211

56.2312  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

210

55.9943  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

56.5000  GBP

ADR

Sale

200

74.9700  USD

1p ordinary

Sale

200

56.3765  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

191

56.3839  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

178

56.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

174

56.0432  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

164

56.2954  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

162

56.0193  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161

56.2943  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

120

56.3104  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

106

56.0346  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

103

56.0516  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95

56.0510  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

84

56.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75

56.4340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

68

55.9944  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64

56.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62

56.1387  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58

56.0258  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56

56.2921  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53

55.9643  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48

56.2125  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42

56.0916  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39

56.1250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37

56.1386  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21

56.2615  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9

56.4516  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8

56.1737  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

56.1821  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

56.1125  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

56.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3

56.2750  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

56.0389  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53

55.9643  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

278

55.9944  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,767

56.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

162

56.0193  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,430

56.0651  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,300

56.0957  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,765

56.1025  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

199

56.1026  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,007

56.1096  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

164

56.1242  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37

56.1386  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

951

56.1387  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,161

56.1415  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

56.1472  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,142

56.1489  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

130,391

56.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,884

56.1580  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,466

56.1724  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8

56.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,367

56.1786  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

320

56.1797  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8

56.1843  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,500

56.2143  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

486

56.2188  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,235

56.2565  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21

56.2614  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,431

56.2621  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56

56.2921  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

161

56.2943  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12

56.2994  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,233

56.3333  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

357

56.3718  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

191

56.3839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

84

56.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

664

56.4652  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

768

56.4995  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,549

55.9750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,767

56.0211  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104

56.0461  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,000

56.0901  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

102

56.0946  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,587

56.1064  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,173

56.1142  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,959

56.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12

56.1544  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

56.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,516

56.1939  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,405

56.2048  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,500

56.2159  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

224

56.3000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35

56.3202  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

168

56.3261  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,751

56.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,442

56.3545  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

625

56.3552  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,236

56.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,100

56.4306  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,000

56.4935  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

59

56.5271  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

351

56.2117  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

75,000

56.0029  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

363

56.1330  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,825

56.1539  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,180

56.4559  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

18 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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