Holding(s) in Company

Rotork PLC
20 August 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Rotork p.l.c.



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Deutsche Bank AG



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


Non-beneficial interest



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


Held as Principal - Deutsche Bank AG London - 260,027

Held in Client Portfolios:

Chase Nominees - 2,249,325

Nortrust Nominees Ltd. -857,000

State Street Nominees - 6,805,108

Vidacos Nominees - 261,500




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


387,882



6. Percentage of issued class


0.45%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


5p ordinary shares



10. Date of transaction




11. Date company informed


20/8/04



12. Total holding following this notification


10,432,960



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


12.16%



14. Any additional information


N/A



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


Date of notification


20/8/04



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