Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
10 December 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Rotork p.l.c.



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Aviva



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


See 4 below



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


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited - 1,197,901 (material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited - 2,468,909 (material)

Chase Nominees Limited - 198,158 (material)

CUIM Nominee Limited - 1,141,337 (material)

RBSTB Nominees Limited - 117,342 (material)



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired






6. Percentage of issued class






7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


80,000



8. Percentage of issued class


0.1%



9. Class of security


5p ordinary shares



10. Date of transaction


Information supplied referred to recent sales.






11. Date company informed


By post on 7 December 2002



12. Total holding following this notification


5,123,647



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


6%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Stephen R. Jones - 01225-733331



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






Date of notification


10 December 2002



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