Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company
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 rightsX
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:
AXA Investment Managers SA
.
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:
20 March 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:22 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
                                               5.00%

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
DirectDirectIndirectDirectIndirect
GB000946580710,504,01510,504,0150010,613,7650.00%5.02%
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 priceExpiration dateExercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to% of voting rights
NominalDelta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rightsPercentage of voting rights
10,613,7655.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of the Company/Fund                   Number of Shares           % of issued capital
AXA Investment Managers S.A10,613,7655.02
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:Sami Bekkali
15. Contact telephone number:+44 (0) 207 003 2823



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