Intertek Group Regulatory News (ITRK)

25 Jan 2007 11:46

Intertek Group PLC25 January 2007 Intertek Group plc(the Company) NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received today by theCompany. Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries: Maggie Mellor, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7396 3442 Date of notification: 25 January 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Intertek Group PLCissuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) --------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights-------------------------------------------- An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached--------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------- Other (please specify): New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4) X-------------------------------------------- 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCnotification obligation: ---------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different GOLDMAN SACHS & COfrom 3.): GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL------------------------------- --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 22 JANUARY 2007the threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------different):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 JANUARY 2007------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%------------------------------- --------------------8. Notified details:------------------------------- -------------------- A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares the Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the ISIN Number of Number of Number Number of % of votingCODE Shares Voting of voting rights rights Rights shares ix viii Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect x xiGB0031638363 4,906,046 3.14% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument xiii Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights xiv Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:We hereby Notify you that as at close of business on 22 January 2007 The GoldmanSachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has anotifiable interest in shares. Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A14. Contact name: Joanne Wall15. Contact telephone number: 020 7051 1704 Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xviA: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligationFull name (including legal form for legal entities) GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Contact address (registered office for legal 85 Broad Street,entities) New York NY 10004Phone number Sean Rogers Email: Sean.Rogers@gs.com Tel: 020 7552 9205Other useful information (at least legal Juan-Pablo Urrutiarepresentative for legal persons) E mail: Juan-Pablo.Urrutia@gs.com Tel: 020 7552 0090 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xviiFull name GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONALContact address Peterborough Court 133 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BBPhone number Joanne Wall Tel: 020 7051 1704Other useful information (e.g. functional GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL IS Arelationship with the person or legal entity WHOLLY-OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OFsubject to the notification obligation) GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC C: Additional informationN/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange