Form 8 Rotork plc (OPD) (Replacement)

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Rotork PLC

28 July 2026

FORM 8 (OPD)

AMENDED PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

Amendment - this form replaces RNS 8494N published at 16:40 on 24/0726. Changes have been made to Section 3(c).

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	ROTORK PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	ROTORK PLC
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEREE
(e) Date position held: The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	23 July 2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	NIL	-	NIL	-
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	NIL	-	NIL	-
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	NIL	-	NIL	-
TOTAL:	NIL	-	NIL	-

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

(a) Interests held by directors of Rotork plc and their close relatives and related trusts

Name	No. of ordinary shares	Percentage of total issued share capital
Kiet Huynh and close relative	47,827	0.0058%
Benjamin Peacock	73,951	0.0090%
Dorothy Thompson CBE and close relative	37,610	0.0046%
Andrew Heath	25,000	0.0030%
Svein Richard Brandtzæg	5,500	0.0006%
Janice Stipp and close relative	5,000	0.0006%

(b) Interests held as options or awards under the share plans of Rotork plc by the directors of Rotork plc and their close relatives and related trusts

Name	Share plan under which option or award was granted	No. of shares under option or subject to award¹	Date of grant	Vesting date	Lapse date	Exercise price (pence)
Kiet Huynh	LTIP (vested)	6,473	24 March 2021	Vested	24 March 2031	Nil
		200,611	24 March 2022	Vested	24 March 2032	Nil
		313,319	24 March 2023	Vested	24 March 2033	Nil
	LTIP (unvested, subject to performance conditions)	377,464	21 March 2024	21 March 2027	21 March 2034	Nil
		427,538	31 March 2025	31 March 2028	31 March 2035	Nil
		761,064	14 May 2026	14 May 2029	14 May 2036	Nil
	DABP	104,067	11 March 2024	11 March 2027	N/A	Nil
		87,283	31 March 2025	31 March 2028	N/A	Nil
		81,223	25 March 2026	25 March 2029	N/A	Nil
	Sharesave	6,693	24 September 2025	1 December 2028	1 June 2029	273
Benjamin Peacock	LTIP (unvested, subject to performance conditions)	230,404	21 March 2024	21 March 2027	21 March 2034	Nil
		235,539	31 March 2025	31 March 2028	31 March 2035	Nil
		427,758	14 May 2026	14 May 2029	14 May 2036	Nil
	DABP	39,271	31 March 2025	31 March 2028	N/A	Nil
	DABP	44,185	25 March 2026	25 March 2029	N/A	Nil
	Sharesave	12,394	4 October 2024	1 December 2029	1 June 2030	254

¹Dividend equivalents on LTIP and DABP awards are calculated and added at the time of vesting. Number of shares stated for vested LTIP awards therefore includes dividend equivalent shares.

Name	Interests	Percentage of total issued ordinary share capital
Leucadia Asset Management LLC¹	728,556	0.0891%

¹ Group company of Jefferies Financial Group plc, the ultimate parent company of the Jefferies group.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	NO

Date of disclosure:	27 July 2026
Contact name:	Stuart Pain, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Telephone number:	+44 (0) 1225 733 200

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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