Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

15 Nov 2006 15:00

Weir Group PLC15 November 2006 THE WEIR GROUP PLC 15 November 2006 Fidelity International Limited ('FIL') and FMR Corp notified The Weir Group PLC("the Company") on 15 November 2006 that their material interest totalled on 14November 2006 a holding of 13,043,389 ordinary shares in the Companyrepresenting 6.38% of the Company's issued share capital as detailed in thetable below, and that such notification also comprised the interest of Edward C.Johnson III as a principal shareholder of FIL and FMR Corp. The notification of change is due to the purchase of 855,400 ordinary shares. Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,583,341ordinary shares of GBP0.125. Holding Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 1,180,700 FPM JP Morgan Bournemouth 812,297 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co London 783,113 FPM Northern Trust London 328,341 FPM Mellon Bank 111,000 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 6,883,800 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase Bank 595,500 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 846,583 FISL JP Morgan Bournemouth 689,800 FIL JP Morgan Bournemouth 103,000 FIL National ASTL BK Melbourne 9,055 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX 661,100 FII Bank of New York Europe London 39,100 FICL State Street Bank and Trust Co 13,043,389 TOTAL This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange