# ABB's acquisition of Rotork approved by shareholders

Rotork PLC announced that shareholders voted in favor of the recommended cash acquisition by ABB Ltd, through its subsidiary ABB Automation Holding UK Limited, to acquire the entire issued ordinary and preference share capital of Rotork.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-09-03
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $5.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: valve actuators, flow control equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rotork](https://endata.com/companies/461.md) (target)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [shareprices.com](https://shareprices.com/rns/results-of-meetings-3mcxd19xslk9yjy/), 2026-09-03: "the requisite majorities of Ordinary Scheme Shareholders present (including by proxy) voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Ordinary Share Scheme at the Ordinary Share Court Meeting"
- [tradingview.com](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026-09-03:newsml_RSC3251Ta:0-reg-rotork-plc-results-of-meetings/), 2026-09-03: "The requisite majorities of Ordinary Scheme Shareholders present (including by proxy) voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Ordinary Share Scheme at the Ordinary Share Court Meeting."
- [investegate.co.uk](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/rotork--ror/results-of-meetings/9754474), 2026-09-03: "Rotork PLC announces that shareholders have voted in favour of the recommended cash acquisition by ABB Ltd, with 96.01% of ordinary scheme shares and 99.17% of preference scheme shares voting in favour."
- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/ru/detail/137499/abb-rasshiriaiet-portfiel-avtomatizatsii-za-schiot-priobrietieniia-rotork), 2026-09-17: "The deal is expected to further strengthen ABB's focus on electrification and automation and expand the Automation business area's offering for large and complex infrastructure and industrial sites."

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