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Intertek Group plc
(the Company)
NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
A form TR-1 containing the following information was received by the Company on Wednesday 1 March 2017.
Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:
Ida Woodger, Deputy Company Secretary, 01277 358164
Date of notification by Company: 2 March 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Intertek Group Plc |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Marathon Asset Management LLP |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See attached breakdown |
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 28 February 2017 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 March 2017 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% |
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8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| 9,539,855 | 8,031,493 | 9,539,855 |
| 8,109,691 |
| 5.03% | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
8,109,691 | 5.03% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: |
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13. Additional information: | Marathon Asset Management LLP | |
14. Contact name: | James Bennett | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)207 7497 2211 | |
Breakdown of Holdings
Custodian | Nominal |
Bank of New York Mellon | 1,663,185 |
BNP Paribas Securities Services | 64,845 |
Brown Brothers Harriman | 103,610 |
JP Morgan Chase | 514,126 |
Northern Trust | 4,587,823 |
Royal Bank of Canada | 10,957 |
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston | 2,595,309 |
Total | 9,539,855 |