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RNS Number : 3768N
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
25 July 2014 
 
 For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                     
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC  
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                  
 attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                                    
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      X                             
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                     
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                               
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                          
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                         BlackRock, Inc.               
 notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                                    
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                                                 
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                                     
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           22nd July 2014                
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                              
 reached:v                                                                                                                                                                                      
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                23rd July 2014                
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           Holding has gone below 12%    
 reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                               
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                                      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                             to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                                  transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                         
 Number                                                                                             Number                       Number                                                Number of voting          % of  voting rights x                         
 of                                                                                                 of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                  
 Shares                                                                                             Voting                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                     
 Direct                                                                                             Direct xi                    Indirect xii                                          Direct                    Indirect                                      
 GB00B946ZZ62                                                                                       9,314,977                    9,314,977                                             N/A                       N/A                                           8,487,943                   N/A    11.22%  
                                                                                                    
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting          % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                         date xiii                    Conversion Period xiv                                 rights that may be        rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                       acquired if the                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                       instrument is                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                       exercised/ converted.                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Exercise price               Expiration date xvii                                  Exercise/                 Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                            Conversion period xviii                                                                             
 CFD                                                                                                                                                                                                             518,748                                       Nominal                     Delta  
 0.69%                                                                                              0.69%                        
                                                                                                    
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
 Number of voting rights                                                                            Percentage of voting rights  
 9,006,691                                                                                          11.90%                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  
 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 9,006,691 (11.90%)               
                                                                                 
 Proxy Voting:                                                                   
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                  
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                            
 to hold:                                                                                                                       
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                              
 voting rights:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                 
 13. Additional information:                                                     BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team  
 14. Contact name:                                                               Duncan Murray                                  
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                   020 7743 3334                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 
 
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