Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Testing Services PLC
27 November 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

     BENEFICIAL

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

     22 NOVEMBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

     27th NOVEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,881,140
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.48%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     M.C. BLACK  
     020 7396 3428

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

     M C BLACK, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification  27TH NOVEMBER 2002


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