Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0305C

Weir Group PLC

28 February 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			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 notification obligation:		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		24 February 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		25 February 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0009465807

13,221,740

13,221,740

13,171,856

13,171,856

6.24%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,171,856

6.24%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
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:	The notifiable position has not crossed a disclosable threshold. The notifiable position of 6.24% is an exempt holding under section 5.1.2 of the FSA's DTR Handbook. The trigger for this notification is the movement from 6.01% to 5.99% in the non-exempt holding, which makes up part of the 6.24% notifiable interest.
14. Contact name:	Ryan Dowling / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

PRUDENTIAL PLC
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	50,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	160,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	46,477
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	215,922
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01	53,596
NORTRUST NOMS LTD	5,269
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	8,546
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	12,458,181
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	173,865
Total	13,171,856	6.24
M&G GROUP LIMITED
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	50,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	160,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	46,477
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	215,922
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01	53,596
NORTRUST NOMS LTD	5,269
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	8,546
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	12,458,181
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	173,865
Total	13,171,856	6.24
M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	50,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	160,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	215,922
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01	53,596
NORTRUST NOMS LTD	5,269
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	8,546
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	12,458,181
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	173,865
Total	13,125,379	6.22
M&G LIMITED
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	50,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	160,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	46,477
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	215,922
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01	53,596
NORTRUST NOMS LTD	5,269
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	8,546
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	12,458,181
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	173,865
Total	13,171,856	6.24
THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	12,458,181
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	173,865
Total	12,632,046	5.99
Percentage holdings are calculated using 210,759,938 Total Voting Rights

 

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