Director Shareholding

Intertek Group PLC
09 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.    Name of company                               2. Name of director

      INTERTEK GROUP plc                               RICHARD NELSON


3.    Please state whether notification indicates   4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
      that it is in respect of holding of the          holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of    notified)
      a non-beneficial interest or in the case of
      an individual holder if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or children under the
      age of 18

      DIRECTOR NAMED ABOVE                             Mr Richard Campbell Nelson



5.   Please state whether notification relates to a 6.        Please state the nature of the transaction. For
person(s) connected with the director named in 2    PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co
above and identify the connected person(s)          PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

N/A                                                         SALE OF SHARES


7.   Number of shares/    8.   Percentage of issued 9.   Number of shares/amount  10.     Percentage of issued
amount of stock acquired  class                     of stock disposed             class
                                                         
      N/A                       N/A                      1,700,000                1.1%


11.  Class of security      11.     Price per share 13.  Date of transaction      14. Date company
                                                                                      informed
                            
     ORDINARY               £4.56                        08/09/2003                 08/09/2003


15.   Total holding following this notification     16.   Total percentage holding of issued class following
                                                          this notification

      1,732,514                                           1.1%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.


17. Date of grant                                 18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the   20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class;
    option                                             number




21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or 22.  Total number of shares or debentures over which options
    indication that price is to be fixed at time       held following this notification
    of exercise




23. Any additional information                    24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                       Fiona Evans 0207 396 3400



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

    Fiona evans, group company secretary


Date of notification:       09 September 2003




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