Rotork Regulatory News (ROR)

21 Dec 2007 11:13

Rotork PLC21 December 2007 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 p.l.c. 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: Legal &General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 12 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% (Group) Above 5% (LGIM) 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 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 3,762,983 580,433 4.35 0.67 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 4,343,416 5.02 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (4,343,416 - 5.02% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (4,343,416 - 5.02% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)(4,343,416 - 5.02% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,762,983 - 4.35% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHI)(3,245,743 - 3.75% - PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (3,245,745 - 3.75%- PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 86,416,921 14. Contact name: Stephen R. Jones 15. Contact telephone number: 01225-733331 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): ................. Contact address (registered office for legal entities): ................. Phone number & email: ................. 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