Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
28 February 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Rotork p.l.c.

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Legal & General


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

The holding is in respect of the shareholder named in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

HSBC Nominees Life UK Active Fund - 478,700

HSBC Nominees Life UK Index Fund - 406,240

HSBC Nominees Legal & General Linked Pensions Index - 53,000

HSBC Nominees Legal & General Pensions Pooled Index Fund - 1,776,177

HSBC Nominees PMC Smaller Co's FD - 11,000

HSBC Nominees PMC UK Equity Index Fund - 64,000



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

2,888,117

6) Percentage of issued class

3.34%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security



10) Date of transaction



11) Date company informed



12) Total holding following this notification - 2,888,117






13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Stephen R. Jones - 01225-733331

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

As above

Date of notification ....26 February..2002.....




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