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 on
Friday 25 July 2008.

Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:

Ian Ritchie, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7396 3436

Date of notification by Company: 28 July 2008

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TR-1(1): 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 attached(2):
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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                                           Χ
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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 the notification   1. Lone Pine Capital LLC,
 obligation(3):                                         2. Stephen F. Mandel Jr.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from               Goldman Sachs & Co.
 3.)(4):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                   23-JUL-2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different)(5):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   25-JUL-2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                          6%
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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
 shares          Triggering transaction (6)  transaction(7)
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 using the ISIN Number of  Number of Voting Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
 CODE)             Shares    Rights (viii)    shares      rights (ix)           rights
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                                             Direct  Direct (x) Indirect   Direct Indirect
              1.         1.               1.                       (xi)
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GB0031638363    9,417,265  9,417,265        9,920,265          9,920,265          6.29%
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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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9,920,265                                   6.29%
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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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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 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:
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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 number:         [phone]
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