Holding(s) in Company
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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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The 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:
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Prudential plc group of companies
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4. Full name of
shareholder(s)
(if different
from 3.):
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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:
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9 November 2009
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6. Date on which issuer
notified:
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10 November 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached:
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See item 13
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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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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0009465807
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17,002,380
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17,002,380
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16,938,987
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16,938,987
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8.05%
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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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16,938,987
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8.05%
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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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Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary
of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly
owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
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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As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have
dropped below 7% triggering this notification.
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14. Contact name:
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Dipesh Varsani/ Mark Thomas
M&G Investment Management Limited
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15. Contact telephone
number:
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020 7548 3261/ 020 7548 3266
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PRUDENTIAL PLC
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01
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150,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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50,593
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01
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752,549
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01
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619,092
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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5,269
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01
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250,000
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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14,365,620
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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345,864
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Total
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16,938,987
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8.05
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M&G GROUP LIMITED
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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%
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD
A/C MHA01
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150,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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50,593
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01
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752,549
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01
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619,092
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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5,269
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01
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250,000
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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14,365,620
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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345,864
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Total
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16,938,987
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8.05
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M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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%
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01
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150,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01
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752,549
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01
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619,092
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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5,269
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01
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250,000
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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14,365,620
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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345,864
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Total
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16,888,394
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8.03
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M&G LIMITED
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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%
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01
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150,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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50,593
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01
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752,549
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01
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619,092
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01
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200,000
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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5,269
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01
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250,000
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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14,365,620
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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345,864
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Total
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16,938,987
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8.05
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THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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%
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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14,365,620
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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345,864
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Total
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14,711,484
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6.99
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Percentage holdings are calculated using an
issued share capital of 210,293,264 ORD GBP0.125 shares
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