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RNS Number : 6430J

Intertek Group PLC

14 April 2020

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, 7 April 2020.

Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:

Fiona Evans, Group Company Secretary, +44 (0) 207 396 3428

Date of notification by Company: Tuesday, 14 April 2020

 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer 
   and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
 
  1a. Identity of the issuer or the     INTERTEK GROUP PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing 
  shares 
  to which voting rights are 
  attached: 
  1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark 
   with an "X" if appropriate) 
  Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                              --------------- 
  2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box 
   or boxes with an "X") 
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                          X 
                                                                                              --------------- 
  An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                              --------------- 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                              --------------- 
  Other (please specify): 
                                                                                              --------------- 
  3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
  Name                                  Massachusetts Financial Services 
                                         Company 
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  City and country of registered        Boston, US 
   office (if applicable) 
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) 
  Name                                  MFS invests in securities of the 
                                         issuer on behalf of its various 
                                         mutual funds and institutional 
                                         account clients 
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  5. Date on which the threshold        06/04/2020 
   was crossed or reached: 
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  6. Date on which issuer notified      07/04/2020 
   (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                       % of voting     % of voting rights   Total of both              Total number 
                     rights attached    through financial        in %                of voting rights 
                        to shares          instruments                                   of issuer 
                        (total of        (total of 8.B.1      (8.A + 8.B) 
                           8.A)              + 8.B.2) 
                    ----------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------- 
  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date on 
   which threshold 
   was crossed or 
   reached            4.96%                                  4.96%            161,393,127 
                    ----------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------- 
  Position of 
   previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)    5.92%                                  5.92% 
                    ----------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------- 
  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
   the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
  Class/type          Number of voting rights                                 % of voting rights 
   of shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
                    ------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
                          Direct                     Indirect                     Direct          Indirect 
                        (Art 9 of              (Art 10 of Directive               (Art 9          (Art 10 of 
                        Directive             2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)          of Directive       Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)                                            2004/109/EC)      2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)                                                (DTR5.1)         (DTR5.2.1) 
                    ----------------  ------------------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
GB0031638363 
 Common Stock                         8,004,731                                               4.96% 
                    ----------------  ------------------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A                              8,004,731                                       4.96% 
                    ------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
  Type of             Expiration        Exercise/            Number of voting                   % of voting 
   financial           date             Conversion            rights that may be                 rights 
   instrument                           Period                acquired if the instrument 
                                                              is exercised/converted 
                    ----------------  -------------------  ---------------------------------  --------------- 
 
                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                         8.B.1 
                                                           ---------------------------------  --------------- 
 
  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according 
   to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
  Type of             Expiration        Exercise/            Physical         Number of         % of voting 
   financial           date             Conversion           or cash          voting rights      rights 
   instrument                           Period               settlement 
                    ----------------  -------------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
                                                             SUBTOTAL 
                                                              8.B.2 
                                                                            ----------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
  9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
   obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") 
  Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
   by any natural person or legal entity and does not control 
   any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an 
   interest in the (underlying) issuer. 
  Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting                            X 
   rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held 
   starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
   entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
                                                                                ------------------------ 
             Name                 % of voting rights      % of voting rights         Total of both 
                                      if it equals         through financial          if it equals 
                                      or is higher          instruments if            or is higher 
                                  than the notifiable        it equals or         than the notifiable 
                                       threshold            is higher than             threshold 
                                                            the notifiable 
                                                               threshold 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS Institutional 
  Advisors, Inc. 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS Institutional 
  Advisors, Inc. 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS Investment Management 
  Canada Limited 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS Heritage Trust 
  Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Limited 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Holdings Pty Ltd 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  (U.K.) Limited 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Limited 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Holdings Pty Ltd 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS Investment Management 
  K.K. 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Limited 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Holdings Pty Ltd 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 MFS International 
  Australia Pty Ltd 
                               -----------------------  --------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 
 
  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
  Name of the proxy holder 
                                                        ------------------------------------------------ 
  The number and % of voting rights 
   held 
                                                        ------------------------------------------------ 
  The date until which the voting 
   rights will be held 
                                                        ------------------------------------------------ 
 
  11. Additional information: 
 
 
  Place of completion          Boston 
  Date of completion           07/04/2020 
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