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): Initial notification due to change of
threshold for non-material interest (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation (iii):
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.):
See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
16 February 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
Above the threshold of 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the triggering
transaction
|
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN
CODE
|
Number of shares
|
Number of voting Rights
|
|
GB0009465807
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
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
|
|
|
|
Direct
|
Indirect
|
Direct
|
Indirect
|
|
GB0009465807
|
10,802,934
|
531,734
|
10,271,200
|
0.253%
|
4.887%
|
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
|
|
10,802,934
|
5.140%
|
9. Chain of controlled undertakings
through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the
voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle
International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
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:
Registered
Owner
|
Chase Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 41407
|
621,432
|
|
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
|
A/c
|
431,018
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 02891
|
1,620,396
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 07198
|
423,734
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 27642
|
108,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 10479
|
6,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 07205
|
423,834
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 21688
|
129,457
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 07207
|
586,651
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 07196
|
33,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 07199
|
40,050
|
|
Roy Nominees
|
A/c 104450
|
72,958
|
|
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd
|
A/c WWSF0004002
|
215,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 18667
|
150,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 10469
|
233,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 10492
|
490,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 10491
|
1,714,451
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 10488
|
2,194,032
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 30337
|
50,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 31348
|
164,000
|
|
Littledown Nominees Ltd
|
A/c 02642
|
1,095,921
|
14. Contact name:
Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)20 7464 5000
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