REG - Rotork PLC - Form 8 Rotork plc (Opening Position Disclosure)

RNS Number : 8494N Rotork PLC 24 July 2026  

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

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

1.         KEY INFORMATION

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

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

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

  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.

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

(c)        Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

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

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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