Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
                  

Intertek Group plc

(the Company)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

A form TR-1 containing the following information was received by the Company
yesterday.

Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:

Ian Ritchie, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7396 3436

Date of notification by Company: 31 July 2008

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing           INTERTEK GROUP PLC
 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): Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification               The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                  Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
                                                                    Goldman Sachs International,
                                                                   Goldman Sachs Asset Management
                                                                            International,
                                                                Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              28 JULY 2008
 crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           30 JULY 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                  7%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 shares         to the Triggering
if possible     transaction
 using the     ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 ISIN CODE     Number of Number of Number of  Number of voting rights ix  % of voting rights
                Shares    Voting    shares
                          Rights   ---------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
                          viii     Direct     Direct x    Indirect xi     Direct      Indirect
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 GB0031638363  9,820,644   6.23%                            11,231,479                     7.12%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
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Type of financial  Expiration    Exercise/ Conversion    Number of voting rights % of voting
 instrument         date xiii     Period/ Date xiv        that may be acquired    rights
                                                          if the instrument is
                                                          exercised/ converted.
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                        % of voting rights
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                  11,231,479                                         7.12%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
 instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
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The interest in 9,922,815 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a
 wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These
 shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees),
 Limited.
The interest in 14,305 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman Sachs International,
 a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as discretionary manager. These shares
 are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
The interest in 1,110,370 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset
 Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary
 manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of
 Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').
The interest in 183,989 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset
 Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We
 believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman
 Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                             N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
 hold:                                                    N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
 rights:                                                  N/A
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13. Additional information:            General email contact:

                                       [e-mail]
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14. Contact name:                      Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
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15. Contact telephone number:          0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774
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