Holding(s) in Company
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):
24 September 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 September 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
INDIRECT
Situation previous to the triggering
transaction
|
Class/type of shares if
possible using the ISIN CODE
|
Number of shares
|
Number of voting Rights
|
|
GB0009465807
|
10,518,094
|
10,518,094
|
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
|
Class/type of shares if
possible using the ISIN CODE
|
Number of shares
|
Number of voting rights
|
% of voting rights
|
|
GB0009465807
|
Direct:
578,274
|
Direct: 578,274
Indirect: 9,829,574
|
Direct: 0.28
Indirect: 4.68
|
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
|
Type of financial
instrument
|
Expiration Date
|
Exercise/Conversion Period/
Date
|
Number of voting rights that may be
acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
|
% of voting rights
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Total (A+B)
|
Number of voting rights
|
% of voting rights
|
|
10,407,848
|
4.95%
|
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
shares
|
% of issues share
capital
|
|
AXA
Direct
|
434,400
|
0.20670
|
|
AXA Winterthur
Direct
|
108,824
|
0.05178154
|
|
AXA IM UK
Direct
|
35,050
|
0.01668
|
|
AXA France
Indirect
|
1,325,000
|
0.63047
|
|
AXA Framlington
Indirect
|
8,504,574
|
4.04672
|
|
Total Direct
|
578,274
|
0.27516
|
|
Total Indirect
|
9,829,574
|
4.67719
|
|
TOTAL
|
10,407,848
|
4.95235
|
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:
AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A. which is in
turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A.
14. Contact name:
Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 003 1510
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