Holding(s) in Company

Intertek Group PLC
19 June 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INTERTEK GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC


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

     SEE BELOW


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

     SEE BELOW


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

     NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

     18TH JUNE 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,071,071

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     13.05%



14)  Any additional information

     MERRILL LYNCH GROUP INC IS THE HOLDING COMPANY OF MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT
     MANAGERS LIMITED AND MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC.


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     DAVID M J RICE
     020 7396 3442


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


     Date of Notification 19TH JUNE 2003


Company Name:    Intertek Group Plc             Date 16th June 2003
       
Class of Shares: 1p Ordinary Shares

Total Interest 
held by:         Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited  20,071,071 (13.05%)

Made up as follows:
 
Registered Holder (if known)     Number of Shares     Investment Management Company 
                                                       (if separately disclosable)     Beneficial Interests?(Yes/No)

Nutraco Nominees Limited             11,569,125                                                       No
 (Designated & Undesignated)
               
Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees 
  Limited A/C Noncert                 1,325,980                                                       Yes

Treasury of the Government of 
  the Isle of Man A/C 5                 506,151                                                       No

Treasury of the Government of the 
  Isle of Man A/C 10                    227,213                                                       No

Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty     36,353                                                       No

Chase Nominees Limited                1,949,470                                                       No

Nortrust Nominees Limited               153,745                                                       No

Junction Nominees Limited             1,702,440                                                       No

Bank of New York Nominees Limited       641,743                                                       No

Morgan Nominees Limited                 445,215                                                       No

Other Names                           1,513,636                                                       No

TOTAL                                20,071,071          

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