TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Rotork Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
Following the sale of part of the AXA Life Insurance business to Resolution Plc, changes have been made to the direct and indirect holdings |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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AXA SA, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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15/09/2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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21/09/2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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4,437,101 |
4,437,101 |
47,630 |
47,630 |
4,389,471 |
0.05 |
5.07 |
750695 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
4,437,101 |
5.12% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Name of Company/Fund No. of Shares % of issued share capital AXA IM UK 47,630.00 0.054977
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AXA IM UK 4,389,471.00 5.066509
Indirect |
Total Direct 47,630 0.05498 Total Indirect 4,389,471 5.06651 |
TOTAL 4,437,101 5.12149 |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Stephen Rhys Jones |
15. Contact telephone number:
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01225 733331 |