Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8043T
Weir Group PLC
12 June 2009
 




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:

The 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:
 

10 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 June 2009

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

10% to 9%

  

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

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0009465807

21,196,773

21,196,773

20,702,641

20,702,641


9.84%



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

20,702,641

9.84%

  

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


Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

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:


14. Contact name:

Dipesh Varsani/ Mark Thomas

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261/ 020 7548 3266




PRUDENTIAL PLC

Registered Holder

Holding

%

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

200,000


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

50,593


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

851,390


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

643,083


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

767,492


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

46,810


NORTRUST NOMS LTD

35,454


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

89,261


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

10,450


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

250,000


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

1,341,388


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

16,068,044


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

348,676


Total

20,702,641

9.84


M&G GROUP LIMITED

Registered Holder

Holding

%

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

200,000


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

50,593


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

851,390


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

643,083


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

767,492


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

46,810


NORTRUST NOMS LTD

35,454


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

89,261


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

10,450


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

250,000


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

1,341,388


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

16,068,044


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

348,676


Total

20,702,641

9.84


M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Registered Holder

Holding

%

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

200,000


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

851,390


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

643,083


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

767,492


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

46,810


NORTRUST NOMS LTD

35,454


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

89,261


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

10,450


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

250,000


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

1,341,388


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

16,068,044


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

348,676


Total

20,652,048

9.82


M&G LIMITED

Registered Holder

Holding

%

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

200,000


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

50,593


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

851,390


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

643,083


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNB01

767,492


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01

46,810


NORTRUST NOMS LTD

35,454


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

89,261


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

10,450


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

250,000


NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

1,341,388


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

16,068,044


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

348,676


Total

20,702,641

9.84


THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered Holder

Holding

%

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

16,068,044


PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

348,676


Total

16,416,720

7.80



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