Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9836J

Weir Group PLC

07 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				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:		05 July  2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		06 July 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

9,931,626

9,931,626

9,870,744

9,870,744

0

4.67%

0

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

9,870,744

4.67%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent Company) 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:	This disclosure now gives our position under non-exempt rules where disclosure is required from a 3% level as our exempt holdings have dropped below 5%.
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
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	9,703,604
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	167,140
Total	9,870,744	4.67
THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Registered Holder	Holding	% Voting Rights
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	9,703,604
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	167,140
Total	9,870,744	4.67
Percentage holdings are calculated using 211,317,552 Total Voting Rights

 

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