TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
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 |
X |
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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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv |
N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
22 Jun 2016 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
24 Jun 2016 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Above 5% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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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 x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00BVFNZH21 |
45,708,316 |
43,306,705
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46,052,502 |
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43,650,891 |
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5.02% |
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 |
Right to recall lent shares |
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1,244,335 |
0.14% |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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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 xix, xx
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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 |
44,895,226 |
5.16% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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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: |
This notification is due to crossing above the 5% voting right threshold of voting rights attached to shares due to a combination of trading and a decrease in the number of shares out on loan.
Prior to the triggering transaction, there were 1,456,943 shares out on loan. |
14. Contact name: |
Stephen R. Jones |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01225 733331 |