Acquisition

Intertek Group PLC
23 April 2007


23 April 2007, 7:00am (UK), London

Intertek acquires Genalysis minerals laboratories in Australia

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), a leading international provider of quality and
safety services to a wide range of industries, has acquired Genalysis Laboratory
Services Pty Ltd (Genalysis), a leading provider of analytical laboratory
services to the minerals exploration industry in Australia and overseas.

Intertek has acquired Genalysis, a private Australian company, from its
owner-managers for an initial cash consideration of AUD 42.0 million (GBP 17.5
million) and a further cash consideration of approximately AUD 14.0 million (GBP
5.8 million), payable in March 2008 dependent on performance in 2007.

The acquisition will complement Intertek's existing global minerals services and
expand its network and capacity. Intertek already provides a range of analytical
services to the world's mineral, ore and mining industries with facilities in
Australia, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Brazil and North
America.

Wolfhart Hauser, Chief Executive Officer of Intertek, commented:
'Genalysis complements Intertek's existing minerals business strategically and
will enable us to increase our international market share in minerals testing.
At the same time, it will position us well to benefit from the growing
international commodities market.'

'Development, rapid industrialisation and growing numbers of new consumers in
emerging economies, are driving the global demand for minerals. As a result,
Intertek is managing growing volumes of minerals testing and analysis work from
customers globally as they increase their exploration, production, and export
volumes to meet this demand.'

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Notes to Editors

Founded in 1975 by Terry and Tena Wheeler, Genalysis offers sample preparation
and analytical testing services for metals including gold, platinum, copper and
nickel. Genalysis processes more than one million samples per year from over 55
countries and offers fire assay, leachwell, partial digest and cyanide
techniques. With over 300 employees, it has a state-of-the-art laboratory in
Perth and sample preparation facilities in Kalgoorlie and Adelaide (Australia)
and Johannesburg (South Africa).

Intertek supports minerals-sector clients around the world with sample
preparation and analysis of a wide range of metals, minerals, and raw materials,
including gold, platinum, zinc and copper. With a variety of clients that
operate from exploration through to production stages, Intertek also designs and
operates mining preparation plants and analytical laboratories at mine and
exploration sites around the globe.




About Intertek
Intertek is a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a
wide range of global and local industries. Partnership with Intertek brings
increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimately supporting
their success in the global market place. Intertek has the experience,
expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through their
network of more than 930 laboratories and offices, 18,000 people in 109
countries around the world.
For further information, visit www.intertek.com



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