30 Sep 2010 15:59
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 29 September 2010.
Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:
Ben McMechan, Interim Assistant Secretary, 020 7396 3473
Date of notification by Company: 30 September 2010
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||||||||||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Intertek Group PLC | |||||||||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |||||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 27th September 2010 | |||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29th September 2010 | |||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Holding has gone below 5% | |||||||||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0031638363 | 15,245,311 | 15,245,311 | N/A | N/A | 7,820,582 | N/A | 4.90% | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
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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 financial instrument | 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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CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 142,956 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
0.09% | 0.09% | |||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
7,963,538 | 4.99% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 7,963,538 (4.99%) | ||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the 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: | BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team | |||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Stuart Watchorn | |||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com | |||||||||||||||
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | ||||||||||||||||
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | ||||||||||||||||
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A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | ||||||||||||||||
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS | |||||||||||||||
Phone number & email
| 020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com | |||||||||||||||
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Stuart Watchorn | |||||||||||||||
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||||||||||||||||
Full name
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Contact address
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information | ||||||||||||||||
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