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 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                   X 
 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                      Norges Bank 
 notification obligation: (iii) 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                N/A 
 (if different from 3.):(iv) 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                        10 October 2016 
 which the threshold is crossed or 
 reached: (v) 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             11 October 2016 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        Above 3% based on voting rights attached 
 reached: (vi, vii)                                           to shares 
 
 
 
 
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 
                     Shares            Rights            of shares                     rights                                           % of voting rights (x) 
                                                        Direct                        Direct (xi)           Indirect (xii)              Direct             Indirect 
 
 GB0009465807       6,488,051         6,488,051         6,577,939                     6,577,939                                         3.04% 
 
 
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 
Shares out on loan 
 (right to recall)      N/A             At any time                                     0                                                   0.00% 
 
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) 
N/A                   N/A             N/A             N/A                             N/A                                                 Nominal            Delta 
                                                                                                                                          N/A                N/A 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
6,577,939                                                 3.04% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
 the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 (xxi) 
 
  N/A 
 
Proxy Voting: 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                         Norges Bank 
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 
 
 
 13. Additional information:                           None 
14. Contact name:                                     Philippe Chiaroni 
15. Contact telephone number:                             [phone] 
 
 
 
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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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