Holding(s) in Company
Weir Group PLC
20 June 2007
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):
18 June 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19 June 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the Number of Number of voting
ISIN CODE shares Rights
GB0009465807 10,279,113 10,279,113
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares rights
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0009465807 483,827 483,827 11,190,123 0.23 5.37
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
10,673,950 5.60%
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 % of issues
shares share capital
AXA Finance 1,966,527 0.94418
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 48,780 0.02342
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 38,761 0.01861
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 184,240 0.08846
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Framlington 125,000 0.06002
Trustees for Roman Catholics
Indirect
AXA Framlington 70,000 0.03361
Islington Group Pension Scheme
Indirect
AXA Framlington 75,000 0.03601
London Scottish Pension Fund
Indirect
AXA Framlington 252,000 0.12099
St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund
Indirect
AXA Framlington 282,000 0.13540
St James Place Net (Life) Fund
Indirect
AXA Framlington 66,000 0.03169
St James Place Offshore Fund
Indirect
AXA Famlington 120,966 0.05808
Daimler Chrysler
Indirect
AXA Framlington 500,000 0.24006
Framlington Income & Capital
Indirect
AXA Framlington 6,950,000 3.33688
UK Select Ops
Indirect
AXA Framlington 250,000 0.12003
Managed Balance
Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients 248,750 0.11943
Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients 19,000 0.00912
Indirect
AXA Winterthur 212,046 0.10181
Direct
EDF Energy Group 264,880 0.12718
Indirect
Total Direct 483,827 0.23230
Total Indirect 11,190,123 5.37267
TOTAL 11,673,950 5.60497
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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