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 Voting 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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