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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 Tuesday 20 December 2011.
Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:
Debbie Walmsley, Assistant Company Secretary, 01277 358 165
Date of notification by Company: 20 December 2011
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
TR-1: Notifications 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 notification obligation: | 1. Lone Pine Capital LLC. 2. Stephen F. Mandel Jr. | ||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Goldman Sachs & Co. | ||||||||||||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 16 December 2011 | ||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 December 2011 | ||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Below 3% | ||||||||||||
8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||||||||
GB0031638363 | 5,097,559 | 5,097,559 | 4,597,559 | 4,597,559 | 2.87% | ||||||||
B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
4,597,559 | 2.87% | ||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||
Lone Pine Capital LLC is the investment manager to several funds which indirectly hold shares in the issuer. Stephen F. Mandel Jr. is the Managing Member of Lone Pine Capital LLC and in such capacity is able to direct its operations.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:
| Jeffrey Wechselblatt Lone Pine Capital LLC Two Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 USA
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15. Contact telephone name:
| +1 203 618 7826 |