Relations with Shareholders

Below are extracts from the Corporate Governance section of the Annual Report of Rotork plc 2010:

Communication with shareholders is given high priority. All members of the Board receive copies of all analysts' reports of which the Company is made aware. The Board receives non-attributable comments from analyst meetings and shareholder meetings after both interim and final results and other updates from its corporate advisers. The Chief Executive reports at each Board meeting upon his meetings with analysts, fund managers and shareholders.

The Company Secretary has written on behalf of the Board to the Company's major shareholders offering meetings with the non-executive directors and requesting shareholders to confirm they are content with current Board level contact with the Company and communication to non-executives. The Chairman attends the preliminary and interim announcements in London with the Chief Executive and Finance Director and is available to meet fund managers and analysts on those days. Individual shareholders have an opportunity to put questions to the Chairman at the AGM and individual shareholder enquiries are dealt with throughout the year by the Company Secretary's department.

At the AGM all proxy votes are counted and (except in the event of a poll being called) the balance for and against the resolution and the number of votes withheld is displayed for shareholders after it has been dealt with on a show of hands. Prior to the AGM the Company Secretary reports to the Board on the results of the proxy returns and on the comments and analysis undertaken by voting agencies. A separate resolution is prepared on each substantially separate issue.

The Chairman of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees are available to answer questions at the AGM and all directors attend. The Notice of AGM and related papers are sent to shareholders at least 20 working days before the meeting.