Last checked at 29 Nov 2010 09:30
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 26 November 2010.
Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:
Tom Fuller, Interim Assistant Secretary, 020 7396 3483
Date of notification by Company: 29 November 2010
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | 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 | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | BlackRock, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 22nd November 2010 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23rd November 2010 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Holding has gone above 5% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0031638363 | 7,795,154 | 7,795,154 | N/A | N/A | 7,891,822 | N/A | 4.95% | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
| |||||||||||
CFD | 98,824 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
0.06% | 0.06% | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
7,990,646 | 5.01% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 7,990,646 (5.01%) | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
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 | |
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 |