Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
                  

Intertek Group plc

(the Company)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERTESTS 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:

Maggie Mellor, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7396 3442

Date of notification by Company: 23 July 2008

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TR-11: NOTIFICATION 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 attached2:
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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): A subsidiary of Prudential plc no longer has a notifiable       Χ
 interest
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification    Prudential plc group of companies
 obligation3:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)4:  See attached schedule
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the        21-JULY-2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different)5:
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                        22-JULY-2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:          See item 13
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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 the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction7
 shares           Triggering transaction 6
(if possible     ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
 using the ISIN  Number of   Number of     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting rights
 CODE)            Shares      Voting        shares        rights ix
                              Rights viii  ------------- ---------------------- ------------------
                                           Direct        Direct x      Indirect Direct   Indirect
              1.          1.            1.                              xi
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GB0031638363     4,944,041   4,944,041     4,788,041     4,788,041              3.03%
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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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N/A                N/A           N/A                    N/A                     N/A
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
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4,788,041                                    3.03%
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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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Prudential plc (parent Company)
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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:     The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned
                                 subsidiary of Prudential plc) no longer has a
                                 notifiable interest - now 'below 3%'
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14. Contact name:               Dipesh Varsani
                                M&G Investment Management Limited
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15. Contact telephone number:   020 7548 3261
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                                           Schedule
                 Notifiable Position Report for INTERTEK GROUP ORD GBP0.01
                                      as at 21 July 2008

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 157,750,988 ORD GBP0.01 shares

                 Registered Holder                     Holding     %

Prudential plc                                         4,788,041   3.03       Total Notifiable Interest
                 JP MORGAN NOMINEES                    36,655
                 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI           45,511
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC        4,317,058
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC        243,548
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC       18,362
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC       25,498
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC       101,409


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