Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

18 Oct 2007 17:39

Weir Group PLC18 October 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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 fornon-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 orreached if different): 17 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible using the Number of Number of votingISIN CODE shares Rights GB0009465807 19,676,315 19,676,315 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0009465807 10,450,300 285,571 10,164,729 0.137% 4.859% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 10,450,300 4.996% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of ThreadneedleAsset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of ThreadneedleAsset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle PensionsLtd. 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 Williams & Glyn (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 62,500Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 3449 640,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 27642 285,571Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 16,200Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 11,400Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 6,800Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07205 341,262Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688 133,543Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207 369,999Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07196 34,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07199 29,042Roy Nominees A/c 104450 102,226Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF00040002 290,079Bank of Ireland Nominees A/c 4270483 319,071Bank of Ireland Nominees A/c 4239914 202,681Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 128,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 197,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 39364 167,222Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 772,989Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10493 450,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 666,614Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 2,773,068Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,350,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 45,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02642 964,210BNY (OSC) Nominees Ltd A/c 219064 91,823 14. Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 464 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange