Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
19 August 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 plc on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited

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




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 Ltd. 1,123,901
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 2,077,450
CUIM Nominee Limited 966,337
RBSTB Nominees Limited 100,561

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired




6. Percentage of issued class




7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed




8. Percentage of issued class




9. Class of security
5p ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction








11. Date company informed
13th August 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
4,267,249

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.96%

14. Any additional information
 This notification is prompted by reclassification of stock from funds classed as material to funds not
classed as material. The resultant reclassification reduces the holding of the shareholder by 162,099 5p
ordinary shares from the previous notification in March 2002.



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
19th August 2002

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