L&G and Wellington disclose Rotork plc stakes under Takeover Code Rule 8.3
L&G and Wellington Management reported their Rotork plc positions: Wellington holds about 9.66% including derivatives, L&G 2.16%.
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what happened
L&G – Asset Management and Wellington Management Group have disclosed their positions in Rotork plc shares. The information was published by Rotork plc through the London Stock Exchange's RNS service on 23 October 2026.
L&G holds 17,657,700 shares, or 2.16% of the capital. On 22 October the firm bought 2,898 shares at GBP 4.926 each. Wellington controls 77,670,381 shares, or 9.51%, and its total interest including derivatives reaches 78,910,388 shares, or 9.66%. Short positions amount to 101,660 shares, or 0.01%. Wellington also sold 208 shares at the same price of GBP 4.926.
Wellington noted that it has no voting discretion over 28,443,791 of the shares included in its total.
why it matters
Such disclosures are required under the UK Takeover Code when a company is in an offer period for a takeover. The trades themselves are small, but the filings matter for assessing the situation around Rotork shares.
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- REG - L&G – Asset Mgmt. Ld Rotork PLC - Form 8.3 — Rotork plc, 23 October 2026 at 10:11 UTC
- REG - Wellington Mngmnt Gp Rotork PLC - Form 8.3 — Rotork plc, 23 October 2026 at 12:10 UTC
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