Credit Agricole discloses stakes in Intertek, Gamma Communications and Rotork

what happened

Credit Agricole S.A. published Form 8.3 disclosures on October 16 covering three UK-listed companies, as reported by ru.tradingview.com, which relayed the RNS filings. The disclosures were made under the Takeover Code and reflect positions as of October 15, 2026.

For Intertek, the bank holds 3,316,307 ordinary 1p shares, or 2.154%, and short positions through cash-settled derivatives totalling 3,114,251 shares, or 2.023%. It sold 81 shares at 59.15 pounds and 1,298 shares at 59.125 pounds.

For Gamma Communications, the holding is 2,579,566 shares of 0.25p ordinary stock, or 2.889%, while cash-settled short derivatives amount to 2,572,991 shares, or 2.882%. The bank bought 3,656 shares at 10.95 pounds and 392 shares at 10.94 pounds.

why it matters

Filings of this kind are routine when a large investor changes its stake in a company involved in a potential takeover. In Rotork, Credit Agricole holds 25,521,439 shares, or 3.123%, and bought shares at prices between 4.926 and 4.928 pounds, bringing total interests including derivatives to 3.215%. For investors these figures show how large institutional holders are moving, but they do not indicate future prices.

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