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 | YES | |||
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: | Capital Research and Management Company | |||
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: | 16 April 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 April 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB00094658) | 10,467,870 | 10,467,870 | N/A | 10,639,000 | N/A | 10,639,000 | N/A | 5.0091% | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
10,639,000 | 5.0091% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Capital Research and Management Company 10,639,000 - 5.009% | ||
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: | Capital Research and Management Company | |
14. Contact name: | Christopher Aquino | |
15. Contact telephone number: | (213) 486 9200 |