Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI ROTORK PLC

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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd disclosed on 11 Nov 2026 that on behalf of ABB Automation Holding UK in relation to Rotork PLC it holds 43,983,582 shares (5.38%) and total short positions of 44,059,909 shares (5.39%), implying a net short position of 76,327 shares (≈0.01%). On 10 Nov 2026 it purchased 683,094 shares at £4.9304–£4.9347 and sold 655,281 shares at £4.9308–£4.9360. The disclosure confirms ABB-linked >5% exposure in Rotork and notes no indemnity or arrangements affecting voting or derivatives were declared, a material development for takeover/offer dynamics and share-price sensitivity.

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:				BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				ROTORK PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt				ABB AUTOMATION HOLDING UK LIMITED (AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABB LTD)
	principal trader is connected
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				10 Nov 2026
(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal				NO
	trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2.				POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:				0.5p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			42,880,749	5.25%	1,270,726	0.16%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			1,102,833	0.13%	42,789,183	5.24%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			43,983,582	5.38%	44,059,909	5.39%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Total number of		Highest price per unit	Lowest price per unit
security				securities		paid/received	paid/received
0.5p ordinary		Purchase		683,094		4.9347 GBP	4.9304 GBP
0.5p ordinary		Sale		655,281		4.9360 GBP	4.9308 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		45	4.9303 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,174	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,712	4.9317 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,470	4.9317 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,500	4.9317 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,877	4.9310 GBP
0.5p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,046	4.9357 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,578	4.9324 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		5,319	4.9331 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,760	4.9331 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,156	4.9339 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,739	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,812	4.9322 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,400	4.9329 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,860	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,078	4.9322 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,699	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		294	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		104	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,180	4.9330 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,914	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		231	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,450	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,584	4.9320 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,403	4.9308 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,489	4.9321 GBP
0.5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		73,313	4.9347 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)

4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				11 Nov 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI ROTORK PLC

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