Company Announcements

Form 8.3 INTERTEK GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3521B
Barclays PLC
21 April 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:

20 Apr 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:

 

 

2,099,981

1.36%

1,885,643

1.22%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,215,331

0.79%

1,594,186

1.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,315,312

2.15%

3,479,829

2.26%

(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

270,833

49.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,575

48.8877  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,280

48.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

49.1274  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,328

48.8603  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,566

49.0208  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,100

49.1324  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,150

49.1445  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,756

49.2046  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,438

49.1133  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,258

48.9006  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,240

49.1137  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,152

49.1144  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,768

48.9653  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,277

48.8941  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,230

49.1535  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

49.1591  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,773

49.2406  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,600

66.3600  USD

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,422

48.9903  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,401

48.9150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,395

48.8653  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,305

48.9839  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

49.1820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,085

48.8565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,066

49.2177  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

49.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

937

48.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

892

49.2025  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

876

49.1219  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

830

49.3018  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

828

49.2113  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

759

49.0353  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

683

49.2967  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

630

48.8839  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

49.1117  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

481

49.1712  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

459

49.1411  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

423

49.1792  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

389

49.1623  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

371

49.1398  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

49.2721  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

339

49.1595  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

320

48.9789  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

311

48.8203  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

301

49.0039  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

301

49.1400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

292

49.1295  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

286

49.3900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

283

49.1189  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

275

49.2867  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

274

49.2701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

253

49.0270  GBP

ADR

Purchase

200

66.5900  USD

1p ordinary

Purchase

189

49.0949  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

176

49.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

141

49.2548  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

135

49.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

135

49.1752  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132

49.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

105

49.2034  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

103

49.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

96

49.1455  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

49.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

49.0892  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70

49.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65

49.1200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

61

49.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

59

49.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49

49.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46

49.0615  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45

49.1338  GBP

ADR

Purchase

30

66.0800  USD

1p ordinary

Purchase

9

48.9500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8

49.0387  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

49.0400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87,159

48.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,266

49.1204  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54,753

48.9432  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,534

49.0977  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,391

49.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,671

48.8596  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,358

48.8582  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,032

49.0901  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,367

49.1355  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,636

49.0986  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,942

49.2154  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,626

49.1450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,435

48.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,931

48.8552  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,872

49.1135  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,723

49.1201  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,387

49.0798  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,357

49.1508  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,266

49.1147  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,177

49.1980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,129

48.9006  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,684

49.1651  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,600

66.3600  USD

1p ordinary

Sale

1,522

49.0496  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,468

49.1897  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,188

49.1006  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,130

49.0554  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

837

49.1284  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

693

48.9198  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

687

49.1574  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

663

48.8570  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

508

49.0533  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

446

49.2025  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

418

49.1631  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

359

48.8860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

340

49.1811  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

332

48.8639  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

49.3459  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

308

48.9046  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

299

49.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

49.1747  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

286

49.2241  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

240

49.0927  GBP

ADR

Sale

200

66.5900  USD

1p ordinary

Sale

194

49.2013  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

187

48.9269  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

169

49.1328  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

163

48.8597  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

154

49.1400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

137

49.2701  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

107

49.1685  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

103

49.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

91

49.0750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73

49.2171  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71

48.8795  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66

49.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65

49.1200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65

49.1300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54

49.1860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53

49.1652  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46

49.0367  GBP

ADR

Sale

30

66.0800  USD

1p ordinary

Sale

12

49.0700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

48.8528  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

49.0891  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3

49.2051  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

49.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

48.8550  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

Decreasing Short

4,435

48.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

163

48.8598  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71

48.8795  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

127

48.8924  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

49.2066  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,065

49.0461  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,353

49.0462  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,000

49.1274  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23

48.8504  USD

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7

48.8528  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

48.8550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,931

48.8552  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,126

48.8565  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

663

48.8570  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,570

48.8575  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

65

48.8581  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,293

48.8582  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,671

48.8596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,348

48.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

332

48.8639  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

308

48.9046  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

187

48.9269  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46

49.0367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

482

49.0474  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,522

49.0496  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,722

49.0553  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,406

49.0781  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

240

49.0927  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,534

49.0977  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,636

49.0986  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,090

49.1112  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

548

49.1129  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

315

49.1155  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

517

49.1166  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74,266

49.1204  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,391

49.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

298

49.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,684

49.1651  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53

49.1652  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

49.1860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,942

49.2154  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

109

49.2227  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

177

49.2249  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

311

48.8203  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,820

48.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

750

48.8622  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,606

48.8638  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,395

48.8652  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

630

48.8839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,277

48.8941  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,229

48.9068  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30

48.9500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

320

48.9827  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,305

48.9839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

538

49.0147  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,566

49.0208  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

270,833

49.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

49.0382  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

49.0383  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37

49.0618  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94

49.0892  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

189

49.0949  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98

49.1129  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

91

49.1149  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45

49.1338  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,562

49.1367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

301

49.1400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96

49.1454  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,203

49.1496  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51

49.1509  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,132

49.1554  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

389

49.1623  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

248

49.1759  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,291

49.1820  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

937

49.1967  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

49.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,256

49.2031  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,500

49.2059  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

244

49.2549  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

350

49.2721  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

830

49.3018  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

96

48.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

108

49.0561  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,642

49.1148  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,057

49.1774  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

245

49.1965  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,016

48.8634  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,591

49.0369  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

876

49.0402  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,024

49.1001  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

70

49.1061  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:

21 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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