Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
1 September 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
INTERTEK GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC.


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of 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
SEE LIST BELOW


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.
SEE LIST BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
N/A


6)   Percentage of issued Class
N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
3,020,506


8)   Percentage of issued Class
1.96%


9)   Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.01 EACH


10)  Date of transaction
NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed
29 AUGUST 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification
16,923,921

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
11.00%


14)  Any additional information
MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC. IS THE HOLDING COMPANY OF MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT 
MANAGERS LIMITED AND MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC.


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
DAVID RICE
020 7396 3442


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification 1ST SEPTEMBER 2003



Company Name:    Intertek Group Plc             Date 27TH AUGUST, 2003
       
Class of Shares: 1p Ordinary Shares

Total Interest 
held by:         Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited  16,923,921 (11.00%)


Made up as follows:
 
Registered Holder              Number of Shares   Investment     Beneficial 
(if known)                                        Management     Interests?
                                                  Company (if    (Yes/No)
                                                  separately 
                                                  disclosable)     
Nutraco Nominees Limited             10,631,195                  No
(Designated & Undesignated)
               
Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees        1,459,304                  Yes
Limited A/C Noncert                 

Treasury of the Government of           452,215                  No
the Isle of Man A/C 5                 

Treasury of the Government of the       227,213                  No
Isle of Man A/C 10                      

Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty     36,353                  No

Chase Nominees Limited                1,813,193                  No

Nortrust Nominees Limited               202,493                  No

Bank of New York Nominees Limited       728,743                  No

Morgan Nominees Limited                 445,215                  No

Other Names                             927,997                  No

TOTAL                                16,923,921          



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