Holding(s) in Company
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN
SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
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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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X
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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: iii
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Prudential plc group of
companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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See attached schedule
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
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23 January 2012
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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24 January 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
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4% - 3%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,
ix
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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 x
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Direct
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Direct xi
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Indirect xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0009465807
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8,476,620
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8,476,620
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8,369,033
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8,369,033
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3.95%
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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 xiii
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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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 xv, xvi
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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 xvii
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Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers
to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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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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8,369,033
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3.95%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
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Prudential Plc (parent Company)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Prudential plc)
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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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14. Contact name:
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James Todd / Mark Thomas
M&G Investment Management Limited
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266
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PRUDENTIAL PLC
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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% Voting Rights
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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8,231,293
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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137,740
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Total
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8,369,033
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3.95
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THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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% Voting Rights
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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8,231,293
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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137,740
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Total
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8,369,033
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3.95
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Percentage holdings are calculated using 211,342,082 Total
Voting Rights
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