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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 Friday 19 December 2008.
Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:
Maggie Mellor, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7396 3442
Date of notification by Company: 22 December 2008
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Intertek Group Plc | ||||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify):______________ | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 17 December 2008 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19 December 2008 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 4% - 3%(L&G) | ||||
| 8. Notified details: |
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| ORD GBP 0.01 | 6,420,275 | 6,420,275 | 6,217,137 | 6,217,137 | 3.93 | ||||||||||
| B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Total (A+B) | |||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||
| 6,217,137 | 3.93 | ||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) | ||
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | ||
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) | ||
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (6,217,137 - 3.93% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | ||
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,662,623 - 3.58% =PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Direct) (LGIH) | |
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)Limited (PMC) (5,662,623 - 3.58% = PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited(LGAS & LGPL) | |
| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)(LGPL) | ||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | ||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | ||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | ||||
| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 157,801,813 | ||||
| 14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) | ||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3851 | ||||
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