Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2532L
Weir Group PLC
28 July 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


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

Yes

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

BlackRock, Inc.

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:

25th July 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27th July 2011

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

Holding has gone below 5%



 

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

9,523,428

9,523,428

N/A

N/A

9,892,588

N/A

4.68%


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

 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

564,627

Nominal

Delta

0.27%

0.27%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,457,215

4.95%



 

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

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 10,457,215 (4.95%)


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:

BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Andrew Manchester

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5773

 


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