Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
25 January 2007



Intertek Group plc
(the Company)

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received today by the
Company.

Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:

Maggie Mellor, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7396 3442

Date of notification: 25 January 2007

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             Intertek Group PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights        --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                     
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are       
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify): New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)      X
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the             GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
notification obligation:                                --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different            GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
from 3.):
                                                   GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which            22 JANUARY 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if                  --------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                        24 JANUARY 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                3%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering
shares         the Triggering          transaction
               transaction
if possible
using the ISIN Number of   Number of   Number   Number of       % of voting
CODE           Shares      Voting      of       voting rights   rights
                           Rights      shares   ix
                           viii        Direct   Direct Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                x      xi
GB0031638363   4,906,046        3.14%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   xiii       Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        xiv

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                             Below 3%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
We hereby Notify you that as at close of business on 22 January 2007 The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:              N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:          N/A

13. Additional information:                          N/A
14. Contact name:                                    Joanne Wall
15. Contact telephone number:                        020 7051 1704

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)  GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

Contact address (registered office for legal         85 Broad Street,
entities)
                                                     New York
                                                     NY 10004
Phone number                                         Sean Rogers
                                                     Email: [e-mail]
                                                     Tel: [phone]
Other useful information (at least legal             Juan-Pablo Urrutia
representative for legal persons)
                                                     E mail:
                                                     [e-mail]
                                                     Tel: [phone]

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name                                    GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
Contact address                              Peterborough Court
                                             133 Fleet Street
                                             London EC4A 2BB
Phone number                                 Joanne Wall
                                             Tel: [phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional    GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL IS A
relationship with the person or legal entity WHOLLY-OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF
subject to the notification obligation)      GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

C: Additional information
N/A




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