New Credit Facility

Intertek Group PLC 16 December 2004 16 December 2004, 7am Intertek Group plc ('Intertek') New Credit Facility Intertek is pleased to announce that it has arranged a new £300m credit facility with its banks. The new facility replaces the previous credit arrangements of the same amount put in place at the time of Intertek's flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 2002. The new facility has a maturity of five years, which can be extended to seven years with the banks' agreement. The terms of the new facility are better than the previous arrangements, reflecting Intertek's stronger credit rating and market conditions. The facility was self arranged and the Mandated Lead Arrangers were The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Fortis Bank SA/NV, Lloyds TSB Bank plc, KBC Bank NV, Banc of America Securities Ltd and Commerzbank AG. Also included within the syndicate are The Bank of Ireland, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd, Wachovia Bank NA, Credit Industriel et Commercial, Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. and Danske Bank A/S with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as Agent. For further information, please contact: Aston Swift, Treasurer and Investor Relations Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400 aston.swift@intertek.com Corporate website: www.intertek.com About Intertek Intertek is a leading international testing, inspection and certification organisation which assesses customers' products and commodities against a wide range of safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards and in some cases, certifies the management systems of customers. Intertek has over 280 laboratories with approximately 13,000 people around the world and is increasingly undertaking outsourced testing work for its customers. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange