Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7191F

Weir Group PLC

13 October 2008

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

The Weir Group PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

  AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

   9 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   13 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

  5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0009465807	10,504,120	10,504,120

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0009465807	580,164	580,164	10,232,494	0.28	4.87

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
10,812,658	5.14%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 

Name of Company / Fund	Number of shares	% of issues share capital
AXA  Direct	434,400	0.20670
AXA Framlington Indirect	8,907,494	4.23837
AXA France Indirect	1,325,000	0.63046
AXA IM UK Direct	35,050	0.01668
AXA Winterthur Direct	110,714	0.052680044
Total Direct	580,164	0.27605
Total Indirect	10,232,494	4.86884
TOTAL	10,812,658	5.14489

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

13. Additional information:

 N/A

14. Contact name:

   Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone number:

  020 7003 1510

 

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