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                Weir Group Plc 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                     GB0009465807 
 attached: (ii) 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
 box or boxes): 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      Yes 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               n/a 
 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                           n/a 
 economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 n/a 
Other (please specify):                                                          n/a 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                      UBS Investment Bank 
 notification obligation: (iii)                                UBS Group AG 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):(iv) 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                        26 September 2016 
 which the threshold is crossed or 
 reached: (v) 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             28 September 2016 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
 reached: (vi, vii)                                             Below Notifiable Threshold 
 
 
 
 
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 of                   Number of voting 
                      Shares        Rights             shares                       rights                                         % of voting rights (x) 
                                                                                   Direct (xi)        Indirect (xii)               Direct        Indirect 
                                                                                                                                                 Below Notifiable 
  GB0009465807         10,630,674          10,630,674                           -                  -   Below Notifiable Threshold             -         Threshold 
 
 
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      Expiration date     Exercise/                   Number of voting rights instrument refers to    % of voting rights (xix, xx) 
 instrument          price         (xvii)               Conversion period (xviii) 
-                    -             -                   -                           -                                               Nominal       Delta 
                                                                                                                                   -             - 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights 
Below Notifiable Threshold                             Below Notifiable Threshold 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
 the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 (xxi) 
 
 
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: 
14. Contact name:                                     David Iglesias / Akvile Budrikaite 
15. Contact telephone number:                                           [phone] 
 
 
 
 
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
 the issuer 
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii) 
 
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject 
 to the notification obligation 
Full name                                                UBS Investment Bank 
 (including legal form of legal entities) 
Contact address                                          1 Finsbury Avenue 
 (registered office for legal entities)                   London 
                                                          EC2M 2PP 
Phone number & email 
                                                           [phone] 
                                                           [e-mail] 
Other useful information 
 (at least legal representative for legal persons) 
 
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
Full name                                                Akvile Budrikaite / David Iglesias 
Contact address                                          Europastrasse 2 
                                                          8152 Opfikon 
                                                          Switzerland 
Phone number & email 
                                                           [phone] 
                                                           [e-mail] 
Other useful information 
 (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal 
 entity subject to the notification obligation) 
 
C: Additional information 
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see 
 the FCA website. 
 
 
 
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   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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