Intertek trails FTSE 100 with EQT bid spread close to 3%
London markets are closed Saturday. The London Stock Exchange is also listed as shut on July 4, regular trading runs 0800 to 1630 BST on weekdays. Intertek Group plc goes into next week still in play on EQT AB’s recommended offer, finishing Friday at 5,820p, volume was 338,351 shares. The stock closed 180p below the £60 per share cash offer from EQT's Isotope Bidco. With the final dividend out, buyers here see a 3.1% gross spread. The headline deal price was £61.077 a share, but that factors in a 107.7p final dividend that went to holders on May 29 and is due June 24.