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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Information furnished as at August 27, 1998
Intertek Testing Services Limited
(Registrant)
25 Savile Row
London, W1X 1AA
England
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F |X| Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Yes No |X|
Schedule of Information contained in this report
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Press release dated August 27, 1998 regarding Environmental Testing Division
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NEWS RELEASE
INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES CLOSES
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING DIVISION
Intertek Testing Services has closed its Environmental Testing Division. The
Burlington laboratory was sold on August 20, 1998. The Dallas laboratory will
remain open solely to support the reprocessing of data to co-operate with the
ongoing EPA investigation and will close thereafter. The sale, together with
the eventual closure of Dallas, finalises the plan to close or sell the two
environmental testing laboratories and other support facilities in the USA
announced on July 17, 1998.
A provision of L6.8 million for exceptional operating and non-operating costs
of closure of Burlington and Dallas was taken in the results for the period
January 1, 1998 to June 30, 1998. The extent to which this provision is no
longer needed will be decided when the post sale price adjustments for
Burlington and the cost of closing Dallas have been established.
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Contacts:
Richard Nelson Bill Spencer
Executive Chairman Chief Financial Officer
+44 171 396 3400 +44 171 396 3400
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August 27, 1998
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
6-K and has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES LIMITED
(Registrant)
By: /s/ WILLIAM SPENCER
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Name: William Spencer
Title: Director
Date: August 27, 1998
