RNS Number : 0519C

Intertek Group PLC

10 April 2017

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 Thursday 6 April 2017.

Name of Company contact and telephone number for queries:

Fiona Evans, Group Company Secretary, 0207 396 3428

Date of notification by Company: Monday 10 April 2017.

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Fiera Capital Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

PORTFOLIO                                                                  HOLDINGS BNPP IP BELGIUM - G.A. FUND                                        62 391 OIL INVESTMENT CORP OICL                                          301 422 193 NBC EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND                                22 726 CR BNC FONDS PRINCIPAL US                                       218 364 COAST CONSERVATION ENDOW                                       7 793 FONDS FIERA ACTIONS                                                   132 729 FIERA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY                                     367 728 837 FDS DIV EQUILIBRE INTL                                            48 842 867 ACTIONS MONDIALES BNC                                     311 547 838 FDS DIV. CROISSANCE BNC                                       24 307 FONDS ACTIONS                                                                 23 506 FONDS DE PLACEMENT DU                                              22 625 DUFF & PHELPS (LUXEMBOURG)                                     15 411 FIERA CAP GLOBAL EQUITY FUND                                 107 050 LEGACY PRIVATE TRUST (TRUST                                        6 250 FONDS FIERA ACTIONS                                                    277 824 RUSSELL INVESTMENT                                                     239 654 RIC IV PLC RUSSELL ALPHA                                                  9 772 RIL STICHTING                                                                   113 007 RIL ALGEMEEN PENSIOENFONDS                                    13 834 RIC V RUSSELL GSEO FUND                                               26 717 RUSSELL WORLD EQUITY FUND                                       48 885 RUSSELL (RCCF AND RIC) -                                              427 526 FIERA GLOBAL EQUITY FUND                                      1 310 085 FONDS FIERA SCEPTRE                                                    151 446 FIERA CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL                                        1 000 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT                                   214 744 CAISSE DE RETRAITE                                                        186 266 FIDUCIE GLOBALE DU R.B.A.                                             25 362 LONDON LIFE BALANCED FUND                                       16 378 CAISSE PRIVE                                                                     169 519 FIERA GLOBAL EQUITY FUND -                                         64 361 Lorton Holding Corporation                                             22 600 GB Defensive                                                                       13 761 Total                                                                                 5 005 432

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

30 March 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 April 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

3.00%

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

N/A

5,005,432

3.10%

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,005,432

3.10%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Fiera Capital Corporation, a duly registered portfolio manager registered in all the provinces and territories of Canada, acts as investment adviser and has investment discretion and/or control for all the shareholders listed in box 4. above.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Rebecca McLeod, Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs Fiera Capital Corporation
15. Contact telephone number:	514.954.6473 (Canada) rmcleod@fieracapital.com

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