STO:EQT 26 June 2026 - 2 July 2026

Intertek’s 3% cash spread after EQT dividend leg collapse
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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.
July 4, 2026
EQT spread on Intertek post-dividend leaves £300 million gap at current deal terms
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EQT spread on Intertek post-dividend leaves £300 million gap at current deal terms

Intertek Group plc trades close to deal levels, though with some gap left. The London-listed testing and certification group traded at 5,805p on the offer and 5,810p on the bid Thursday, broker data showed. Nearly 960,000 shares changed hands, with the market cap sitting at about £8.9 billion. Regular hours for the London Stock Exchange are 0800 to 1630 BST, so the quote landed within the usual session.
July 2, 2026
Intertek trades at 3.3% discount to EQT offer after dividend
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Intertek trades at 3.3% discount to EQT offer after dividend

Intertek Group plc traded as a deal-spread name on Tuesday, with shares holding a minor gap to EQT AB’s agreed cash bid after the final dividend detached. The market saw little focus on earnings here. Shares were shown at 5,805p to sell and 5,810p to buy on Hargreaves Lansdown, with the shares flagged as "Bid situation." The FTSE 100 added 12.90 points, up 0.12% at 10,497.12 at 16:35 BST.
June 30, 2026
Intertek trades 3% under EQT bid as dividend is paid
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Intertek trades 3% under EQT bid as dividend is paid

Intertek Group plc became a takeover-spread name after EQT AB, a Swedish private equity firm, said it would buy the testing and inspection company. The market in London had already closed for the weekend, so Friday’s close at 5,810p—up 20p or 0.35%—is the price investors have to work from. The key figure isn’t the £61.077 headline value anymore. Intertek’s 107.7p final dividend was set for June 24, payable to shareholders of record as of May 29. For buyers today, the cash part is £60, which put shares at Friday’s close 190p under the cash offer. That’s a 3.2% discount to the payout, or 3.3% gross upside if the deal closes at £60.
June 27, 2026
EQT AB (STO:EQT) offer keeps Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK) stock in check amid more Rule 8 disclosures
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EQT AB (STO:EQT) offer keeps Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK) stock in check amid more Rule 8 disclosures

Intertek Group plc ticked up Friday even as London’s blue chips slipped. Shares in the product-testing firm looked like a takeover play, not trading on demand stories. Google Finance put Intertek at 5,805p, just 15p off its 52-week high of 5,820p. The FTSE 100 dropped 92.64 points to 10,437.25. Live spread is tight, but still there. Friday’s quote is 195p below EQT’s £60-per-share cash offer, putting the discount at 3.25%, which works out to about a 3.4% gross return for anyone who buys now and holds until close, before costs. EQT’s bid puts Intertek’s equity value near £9.3 billion on the cash leg, or £9.5 billion when factoring in the final dividend.
June 26, 2026