Acquisition

Intertek Group PLC 07 September 2007 Stock Exchange Release 7 September 2007, London, UK Intertek announces the acquisition of Carnot Emission Services Intertek Group plc (Intertek), the leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, announces the acquisition of Carnot Emission Services ('Carnot'). The business assets of Carnot, an emissions testing company based in San Antonio, Texas USA, were purchased from its shareholders Steve Griffin, Tim Griffin and Holly Schmidt for cash consideration of USD7.8 million (GBP3.9 million). A further cash consideration of up to USD4.5 million (GBP2.2 million) will be payable in August 2008, dependent on performance in the financial year to June 2008. Carnot provides emissions, certification, audit and compliance testing services to manufacturers of engine and off-road equipment. The company is a market leader in testing for the USA's Environmental Protection Agency ('EPA') emissions and fuel economy regulations and is also one of the world's largest independent testing organisations for non-road industries. Non-road engines include large spark, small off-road, marine, recreational and agricultural. Carnot will support Intertek's existing service lines in heavy-duty emissions testing. The company also offers new and complementary services and expertise that can be cross-sold to existing Intertek customers in the automotive and fuels sectors globally. Wolfhart Hauser, Chief Executive Officer of Intertek, commented: 'With the engine emissions testing market evolving under more stringent industry regulations by governmental agencies worldwide, Carnot's business has a great outlook as well as bringing complementary services and expertise to our global network and customer base. Carnot's business drivers match those of Intertek as customers seek our support to meet new regulations from greater environmental awareness globally.' -ends- Contacts Aston Swift / Sarah Ogilvie Intertek Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400 aston.swift@intertek.com / sarah.ogilvie@intertek.com Richard Mountain / Susanne Walker, Financial Dynamics Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 richard.mountain@fd.com / susanne.walker@fd.com Notes to Editors ABOUT INTERTEK Intertek (LSE: ITRK) is the leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries. Partnership with Intertek brings increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimately supporting their success in the global market place. Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its extensive network of laboratories and offices, with over 20,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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