Rotork Regulatory News (ROR)

7 Feb 2008 17:07

Rotork PLC07 February 2008 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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 notification obligation: Blackrock Inc................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : ................. 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 1st February 2008................. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5th February 2008................. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ...gone above 5%.............. 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transactionuse ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0007506958 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect N/A 4,404,311 N/A 5.09% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial period/date may be acquired (if theinstrument instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,404,311 5.09% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : ...BlackRock Investment Management ( UK ) Limited - 4,404,311 ( 5.09 % ) ........... Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: ................. 15. Contact telephone number: ................. For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation Full name (including legal form of legal entities): ...Rotork plc.............. Contact address (registered office for legal entities): ...Rotork house , Brassmill Lane , Bath BA1 3 JQ.............. Phone number & email: ...01225733331 stephen.jones@rotork.co.uk.............. Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): ................. B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name: ................. Contact address: ................. Phone number & email: ................. Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): ................. C: Additional information : ................. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange