Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Testing Services PLC
18 July 2002



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.   Name of company                                   2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Intertek Testing Services plc                          Goldman Sachs Group, Inc


3.   Please state whether notification indicates that  4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     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

     Non-Beneficial                                         Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

                                                            
5.   Number of shares/     6.   Percentage of issued   7.   Number of shares/amount of 8.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock            class                       stock disposed
     acquired

     Not known                  Not known                   Not known                      Not known


9.  Class of security                                 10.    Date of transaction     11.      Date company informed

    Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each                            Not known                        17 July 2002


12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     
     Not known                                                Less than 3%


14.  Any additional information                        15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                            M.C.Black

                                                            0207 396 3428



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

     M.C.Black, Group Company Secretary


Date of notification 18 July 2002



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