Directorate Change

Rotork PLC
08 September 2004

Embargoed until 12:30 8th September 2004


                             DIRECTORATE CHANGES


Rotork p.l.c, the specialist engineering company, today announces that George
Malcolm, who is currently the Operations Director responsible for production,
will retire on 8 April 2005.

Mr. Malcolm joined Rotork as Engineering Director of Rotork Actuation in 1984
and was instrumental in initiating the development work which led to the
production of the world's first non-intrusive actuator, the Rotork IQ.  The
Rotork p.l.c. Board wishes to express its sincere thanks to Mr. Malcolm for his
substantial contribution to Rotork's success over the past 20 years and offers
its very best wishes for his retirement.

Dr. Graham Ogden, Rotork's Actuation Research and Development Director, will be
appointed to the Board of Rotork p.l.c. from 1st January 2005 as an executive
Director. Dr. Ogden joined Rotork in 1985 and has been a member of Rotork's
Executive Board since 1997.  He led the development of the Company's current
non-intrusive electric actuator, the IQ2, launched in 2001 and the Company's
latest new product, the IQT quarter-turn electric actuator launched in 2003.  As
the leading worldwide innovator in electric valve automation, Dr. Ogden will
continue to be responsible for product development within the Rotork group.

Dr. Ogden has a Doctorate in electronic engineering from Bristol University
which followed a first class honours degree in electronic engineering, also
attained from Bristol.

With reference to Dr. Ogden's appointment to the Board there is no information
to disclose under Rule 6.F.2 b-g of the Listing Rules.


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