Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
19 March 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

Other (please specify) : (    )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A..................

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

.................


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

...2/3/07..............



6. Date on which issuer notified:

...16/3/07..............



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

...NOT SPECIFIED..............



8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct       Indirect             Direct      Indirect
                                                      
                             1,407,748                1,407,748    6,312,442            1.63        7.32
                                                                                        


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date      Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

7,720,190                      8.95%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :



Name of the Company/Fund                     Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Sun Life plc                                      500,000      0.57949
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
Direct

AXA General Insurance Ltd                              45,000      0.05215
Direct

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                              20,000      0.02318
Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                               22,200      0.02550
Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                       10,000      0.01159
Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                       35,000      0.04056
Direct

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                       25,000      0.02897
Direct

AXA France                                            586,250     0.067945
Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc*                                 1,126,522      1.30561
Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                          603      0.00070
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        3,500      0.00406
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                            12,749      0.01478
LTAV UK Equity
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                           105,911      0.12275
ABL High Alpha
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                            14,980      0.01736
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                           57,306      0.06642
LTAV UK Equity
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                          504,045     0.058417
ABL High Alpha
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                           73,053      0.08467
FTSE All Share Tracer
Direct

AXA Framlington                                       250,000      0.28974
Framlington Income & Capital
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                     3,750,000      4.34615
UK Select Ops
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                       153,000      0.17732
UK Growth
Indirect

Framlington Onshore Private Clients                   382.220      0.44298
Indirect

Framlington Onshore Private Clients                    22,450      0.02602
Indirect

AXA Winterthur                                         20,601      0.02388
Direct

Total Direct                                        1,407,748      1.63154

Total Indirect                                      6,312,442      7.31595

TOTAL                                               7,720,190      8.94750


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................



13. Additional information:

.................



14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh.................



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637.................


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