Holding(s) in Company
Financial Services Authority
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN
SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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Weir Group Plc
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic
effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
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Legal
& General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment
Management Limited (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
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Legal & General Group Plc
(L&G)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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03 January 2012
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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04 January 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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Group (Below 5%)
LGIM (Below 5%)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after
the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting
rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary 12.5p
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10,578,836
As of 10/06/2011
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Below 5%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/
Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers
to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Below 5%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (
Below 5% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (Below 5% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Group Plc
(Direct) (L&G) ( 8,816,469 –4.17% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC) (PMC)
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Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &
LGPL)
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease
to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting
rights figure of 211,342,082
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14. Contact name:
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Paul Toon (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 3124 3854
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