Last checked at 10 Aug 2010 10:28
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
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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 | No | |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |
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Other (please specify): |
| No |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| 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:
| 5 August 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 10 August 2010 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Below the threshold of 5% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB0009465807 | 10,802,934 | 10,802,934 | 428,821 | 428,821 | 9,686,223 | 0.203% | 4.596% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
| % of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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| CFD |
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| 50,205 | Nominal | Delta
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| 0.024% |
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| Total (A+B+C)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 10,165,249 | 4.823% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. |
| Proxy Voting:
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| 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
Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited Littledown Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees Ltd KDTC KAS Depositary Trust Company The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited State Street Nominees Limited Ameriprise Financial Inc Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd Royal Trust Corp of Canada HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd Ameriprise Financial Inc. Morgan Stanley Nominees Limited Morgan Stanley Nominees Limited Merrill Lynch Nominees Limited William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd State Street Bank & Trust Boston The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Roy Nominees
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd
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17,000 100,000 120,000 5,876 655,072 66,811 82,500 16,769 198,575 683,864 9,500 8,500 26,000 66,517 256,717 65,098 6,000 6,122 18,500 15,000 16,705 45,000 26,238 16,308 305,000 128,615 252,770 48,042 167,169 296,153 26,792 10,750 6,000 134,916 13,560 223,970 68,292 540,096 15,004 17,542 36,421
161,019 500,000 119,230 831,290 1,781,451 680,000 183,879 54,318 1,034,298
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| 14. Contact name:
| Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle group | ||
| 15. Contact telephone number:
| +44 (0)1793 363 751 | ||