Purchase of Own Securities

Rotork PLC
20 March 2003

ROTORK PLC

Rotork plc the specialist engineering company announces that it has today
purchased for cancellation 474,324 Ordinary 5p Shares of Rotork plc at a 
price of £2.56p per share.


Contact:   Stephen R Jones
           Company Secretary
           Rotork plc

           Telephone [phone]


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