The Weir Group PLC : Holding(s) in Company
For filings with the FSA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | Weir Group PLC |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are| |
|attached:(ii) | |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Â |
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | |
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting| Â |
|rights are attached | |
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect| Â |
|to qualifying financial instruments | |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â |
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|Other (please specify): Â | Â |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | |
|the | BlackRock, Inc. |
|notification obligation:(iii) | |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Â |
|(if different from 3.):(iv) | |
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or | 21(st) November 2011 |
|reached:(v) | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23(rd) November 2011 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| Holding has gone below 5% |
|reached:(vi, vii) | |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix) |
+------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|of |to the triggering | |
|shares |transaction | |
| +----------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of  voting |
|using |of |of |of shares |rights |rights(x) |
|the ISIN | ares |V ting +------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+
|CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct(xi)|Indirect(xii)|Direct|Indirect|
+------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+
|GB0009465807|10,324,041|10,324,041 |N/A |N/A |10,547,097 |N/A |4.99% |
+------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date(xiii)|Conversion Period(xiv) |rights that may be |rights |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ converted. | |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
|Â |Â |Â |Â |Â |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
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|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
|Instruments(xv, xvi) |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+--------------+
|Type of |Exercise |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting rights |% of voting |
|financial |price |date(xvii)|Conversion |instrument refers to |rights(xix, |
|instrument | | |period(xviii)|Â |xx) |
| | | | | |Â |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+-------+------+
| | | | | |Nominal|Delta |
|Â |Â |Â |Â |Â +-------+------+
| | | | | |Â |Â |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+-------+------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
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|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|10,547,097 |4.99% |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or |
|the |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi) |
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|Â |
|BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 10,547,097 (4.99%) |
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|Proxy Voting: |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease | Â |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold| Â |
|voting rights: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
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| |BlackRock International Threshold Reporting |
|13. Additional information: |Team |
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|14. Contact name: |Andrew Manchester |
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|15. Contact telephone number:|020 7743 5773 |
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii)
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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification |
|obligation |
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|Full name | |
|(including legal form of legal |BlackRock, Inc. |
|entities) | |
|Â | |
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|Contact address | |
|(registered office for legal |12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL |
|entities) | |
|Â | |
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|Phone number & email |020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com|
|Â | |
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|Other useful information | |
|(at least legal representative |Andrew Manchester |
|for legal persons) | |
|Â | |
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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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|Full name | Â |
|Â | |
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|Contact address | Â |
|Â | |
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|Phone number & email | Â |
|Â | |
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|Other useful information | |
|(e.g. functional relationship | |
|with the person or legal entity| Â |
|subject to the notification | |
|obligation) | |
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|C: Additional information |
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|Â |
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