Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
19 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Rotork plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Friends Ivory & Sime plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

HOLDING OF SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Not applicable as shares held on a non material basis


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

103,271

6. Percentage of issued class

Under 0.15%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


8. Percentage of issued class


9. Class of security

5p ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

9/9/02

11. Date company informed

10/9/02

12. Total holding following this notification

9,432,256

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.96%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Stephen R Jones

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification




Date of notification

19/9/01

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