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:

Rachel Jones, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7396 3463

Date of notification by Company: 6 August 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of    INTERTEK GROUP PLC
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         Yes
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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):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to           1. Lone Pine Capital LLC.
 notification obligation:                      2. Stephen F. Mandel Jr.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different   Goldman Sachs & Co.
 from 3):
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the  1 August 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:              5 August 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 to theResulting situation after the triggering transaction
 shares           triggering transaction
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 ISIN code       Number of   Number of    Number of shares Number of voting      Percentage of
                  shares      voting                        rights                voting rights
                              rights                       --------------------- ------------------
                                                           Direct  Indirect      Direct   Indirect
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  GB0031638363    10,850,265  10,850,265     12,040,798             12,040,798              7.63%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration date   Exercise/         No. of voting rights  Percentage of
 instrument                          conversion        that may be acquired  voting rights
                                     period/date       (if the instrument
                                                       exercised/converted)
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                       Percentage of voting rights
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12,040,798                                    7.63%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial
 instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Lone Pine Capital LLC is the investment manager to several funds which indirectly hold
 shares in the issuer. Stephen F. Mandel Jr. is the Managing Member of Lone Pine Capital
 LLC and in such capacity is able to direct its operations.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
 cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
 hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:                              Jeffrey Wechselblatt
                                              Lone Pine Capital LLC
                                              Two Greenwich Plaza
                                              Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
                                              USA
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15. Contact telephone name:                   [phone]
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.