Monthly share purchase by Executive Chairman

Rotork plc (the 'Company') announces that it has been notified of the following transaction in the Company's ordinary 0.5p shares undertaken by a director/person discharging managerial responsibility.

Acquisition of ordinary shares by Martin Lamb, Executive Chairman, under a monthly rolling share purchase agreement with the Company during the period that he also acts as interim Chief Executive. Martin Lamb has volunteered to invest all the additional net fees that he will receive for undertaking the interim Chief Executive role in the Company's ordinary shares and to hold them for a minimum of two years following purchase.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulations.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely associated

a)

Name

Martin Lamb

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR/Executive Chairman

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rotork plc

b)

LEI

213800AH5RZIHGWRJ718

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary 0.5p shares

Identification code

ISIN GB00BVFNZH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Monthly acquisition of shares using amounts deducted from net monthly fees of Executive Chairman.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£2.293

13,985

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

n/a (single transaction)

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

31/08/2017 (GMT)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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