| 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: | CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Please see section 9 | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 17/07/2013 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19/07/2013 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 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 | 11,853,098 | 5.561% | N/A | N/A | Not reportable | N/A | Not reportable | ||||||||
| 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 xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| Not Reportable | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
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| 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: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Anthony Allen/ Paul MacDonald | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7888 5416/ 8548 | |
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in shares | |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | Credit Suisse Group AG |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ |
| Phone number & email | 020 7883 5416 anthony.allen@credit-suisse.com |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Anthony Allen |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | |
| Contact address | |
| Phone number & email | |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
| C: Additional information | |
| Ref: 4156563 | |
| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. | |