AGM Statement

Intertek Group PLC
14 May 2004


14 May 2004, 10.05am

                                 AGM Statement

At the Annual General Meeting of Intertek Group plc today, Vanni Treves,
Chairman, will make the following statement:

Current Trading

Despite the effect of the weak US dollar and related currencies on results,
trading for the first four months of the year has been encouraging. The company
has seen continued growth across the four divisions and has benefited from the
2003 cost cutting initiatives.

New Board Director

We are pleased to announce today that Raymond Kong has been appointed as an
Executive Director of Intertek Group plc with effect from the end of this
meeting.

Raymond became Intertek Group President, China and Asia in 2003 and is the Chief
Executive of the Labtest division. He was one of the founders of the Labtest
division 31 years ago and has built the very successful Labtest network.

As a main board director, Raymond will make an even greater contribution to the
progress and prosperity of the Group.


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Under the London Stock Exchange rules, the Company is required to make the
following disclosures:

Raymond Kong is the owner of 500,000 ordinary shares in Intertek Group plc and
has the following share options over Intertek Group plc ordinary shares:

Date of             Number of        Exercise      Period during which options
grant               options          price         exercisable

30 May 2002         42,526           437p           30/05/05 - 30/05/12
7 April 2003        37,266           359p           07/04/06 - 07/04/13
7 April 2004        40,600           523.5p         07/04/07 - 07/04/14


There are no details that are required to be disclosed under paragraphs 16.4(a)
or 6.F.2 (b) to (g) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority in respect
of Raymond Kong.

For further information please contact:

Aston Swift, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Telephone: [phone]  [e-mail]

Katie Macdonald-Smith, Tulchan Communications
Telephone: [phone]  [e-mail]

Corporate website:  www.intertek.com

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download, free of charge from  www.vismedia.co.uk.

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading international testing, inspection and certification
organisation which assesses customers' products and commodities against a wide
range of safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards and in some
cases, certifies the management systems of customers. Intertek has over 270
laboratories with more than 11,000 people around the world and is increasingly
undertaking outsourced testing work for its customers.




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