Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
18 June 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.

NOT KNOWN


6)   ( NOT KNOWN %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN


8)   ( NOT KNOWN %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.01 EACH


10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

17TH JUNE 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

19,885,071

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.93%


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 M J RICE
020 7396 3442


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

     Date of Notification 18TH JUNE 2003



Company Name:      Intertek Group Plc                      Date: 13th June, 2003 

Class of Shares:   1p Ordinary Shares

Total Interest 
held by:           Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited 19,885,071 (12.93%)

Made up as follows:
 
Registered Holder                         Number of   Investment      Beneficial 
(if known)                                Shares      Management      Interests?
                                                      Company (if     (Yes/No)
                                                      separately 
                                                      disclosable)     
Nutraco Nominees Limited                  11,416,925                  No
(Designated & Undesignated)               

Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited     1,292,180                  Yes
A/C Noncert     

Treasury of the Government of the Isle       506,151                  No
of Man A/C 5     

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

Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty          36,353                  No

Chase Nominees Limited                     1,949,470                  No

Nortrust Nominees Limited                    202,493                  No

Junction Nominees Limited                  1,702,440                  No

Bank of New York Nominees Limited            641,743                  No

Morgan Nominees Limited                      445,215                  No

Morgan Nominees Limited - Pictet & Cie.      183,697                  No

State Street Nominees Limited                 67,214                  No

Other Names                                1,213,977                  No

TOTAL                                     19,885,071          



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