Weir Group PLC Holding(s) In Company

 
TIDMWEIR 
 
 
 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
 
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are 
 attached: (ii)                                                                The Weir Group PLC 
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                       Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and 
 notification obligation: (iii)                                             Global Wealth Management) 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):(iv)                                         Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc 
5. Date of the transaction and date on 
 which the threshold is crossed or 
 reached: (v)                                                                      22.09.2016 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  26.09.2016 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
 reached: (vi, vii)                                                               3%,4%,5%,6% 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
Class/type of 
 shares             Situation previous 
 if possible using   to the triggering 
 the ISIN CODE       transaction                      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                                      Number 
                    Number             of 
                     of                Voting         Number                            Number of voting                                                    % of voting rights 
                     Shares            Rights          of shares                         rights                                                             (x) 
                                                      Direct                            Direct (xi)                                   Indirect (xii)        Direct    Indirect 
GB0009465807        Below 3%          Below 3%        6,512,017                         6,512,017                                                           3.01% 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                                                                                      Number of voting 
                                                                                       rights that may be 
                                                                                       acquired if the 
Type of financial     Expiration        Exercise/                                      instrument is                                      % of voting 
 instrument            date (xiii)       Conversion Period (xiv)                       exercised/ converted.                               rights 
Right of recall over 
securities lending 
agreements                  N/A                             N/A                                           4,057,864                                      1.87% 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
 to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Type of financial                   Expiration      Exercise/ Conversion 
 instrument         Exercise price  date (xvii)     period (xviii)                  Number of voting rights instrument refers to        % of voting rights (xix, xx) 
                                                                                                                                              Nominal              Delta 
Call Option (Cash 
Settled)               1687.40        10.11.2016                 N/A                                      57,502                                N/A                0.03% 
Equity Swap              n/a          14.09.2017                 N/A                                     108,953                                N/A                0.05% 
Equity Swap              n/a          28.11.2016                 N/A                                    3,643,158                               N/A                1.68% 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
14,379,494                                              6.64% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
 the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 (xxi) 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance 
 Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, 
 E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM is a direct holder of 14,332,301 
 voting rights (6.62%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
 Stanley Investments (UK) 
 Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
 Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM is an indirect 
 holder of 14,332,301 voting rights (6.62%) and is 
 a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, 
 Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM is an 
 indirect holder of 14,332,301 voting rights (6.62%) 
 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International 
 Limited 
 Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
 Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM is an 
 indirect holder of 14,332,301 voting rights (6.62%) 
 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International 
 Holdings Inc. 
 Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
 Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust 
 Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 
 19801, USA is an indirect holder of 14,332,301 voting 
 rights (6.62%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
Proxy Voting: 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                         N/A 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
 to hold:                                             N/A 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
 voting rights:                                       N/A 
 
                                                      Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 
                                                       8A, 6,512,017 (3.01%) of these are the result of stock 
 13. Additional information:                           borrowing agreements 
14. Contact name:                                     Craig Horsley 
15. Contact telephone number:                                                                 [phone] 
 
 
 
   This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf 
of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire 
 
 
  http://www.weir.co.uk/ 
 

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