Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9370V

Weir Group PLC

04 June 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):

   1 June 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 June 2008

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

  5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

INDIRECT

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0009465807	11,125,242	11,125,242

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	579,593	579,593	10,455,888	0.28	4.98

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
11,035,481	5.26%

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 Finance Indirect	1,392,344	0.66304
AXA Rosenberg Indirect	9,800	0.00467
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	19,580	0.00932
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	20,500	0.00976
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker Direct	34,982	0.01666
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker Direct	178,603	0.08505
AXA Framlington  Trustees for Roman Catholics Indirect	125,000	0.05953
AXA Framlington  Islington Group Pension Scheme Indirect	70,000	0.03333
AXA Framlington  London Scottish Pension Fund Indirect	66,433	0.03164
AXA Framlington  St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund Indirect	268,238	0.12774
AXA Framlington  St James Place Net (Life) Fund Indirect	282,000	0.13429
AXA Framlington  St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect	66,000	0.03143
AXA Famlington  Daimler Chrysler Indirect	120,966	0.05760
AXA Framlington Framlington Income & Capital Indirect	350,000	0.16667
AXA Framlington UK Select Ops Indirect	6,674,799	3.17858
AXA Framlington Managed Growth Indirect	243,197	0.11581
AXA Framlington Managed Balanced Indirect	250,000	0.11905
Framlington onshore private clients Indirect	312,261	0.14870
Framlington onshore private clients Indirect	24,850	0.01183
AXA Winterthur Direct	110,979	0.05285
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct	142,060	0.06765
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct	72,889	0.03471
AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group Indirect	200,000	0.09524
Total Direct	579,593	0.27601
Total Indirect	10,455,888	4.97915
TOTAL	11,035,481	5.25516

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:

14. Contact name:

  Terry Marsh

15. Contact telephone number:

  0207 003 2637

 

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