Intertek Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Apr 14, 2020

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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 underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:					INTERTEK GROUP PLC
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
City and country of registered office (if applicable)					Boston, US
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 was crossed or reached:					06/04/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):					07/04/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
		% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)		% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)			Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)			Total number of voting rights of issuer
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 of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights								% of voting rights
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)						Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (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 financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted					% of voting rights
			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 financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period			Physical or cash settlement		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
						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 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)					X
Name		% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than 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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