Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

27 Apr 2007 15:16

Weir Group PLC27 April 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): (No) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 26 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 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 11,703,616 11,703,616 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of votingpossible using the ISIN CODE shares rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0009465807 470,870 470,870 9,796,786 0.23 4.71 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 10,267,656 4.94% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Name of Company / Fund Number of % of issues shares share capital AXA Finance 571,690 0.27503 IndirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 48,780 0.02347 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 38,761 0.01865FTSE All Share Tracker DirectSun Life Pensions Management 171,283 0.08240FTSE All Share Tracker DirectAXA Framlington 125,000 0.06014Trustees for Roman Catholics IndirectAXA Framlington 70,000 0.03368Islington Group Pension Scheme IndirectAXA Framlington 75,000 0.03608London Scottish Pension Fund IndirectAXA Framlington 252,000 0.12123St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund IndirectAXA Framlington 282,000 0.13566St James Place Net (Life) Fund IndirectAXA Framlington 66,000 0.03175St James Place Offshore Fund IndirectAXA Famlington 120,966 0.05819Daimler Chrysler IndirectAXA Framlington 500,000 0.24054Framlington Income & Capital IndirectAXA Framlington 6,950,000 3.34351UK Select Ops IndirectAXA Framlington 250,000 0.12027Managed Balance IndirectFramlington onshore private clients 254,250 0.12231 IndirectFramlington onshore private clients 15,000 0.00722 IndirectAXA Winterthur 212,046 0.10201 DirectEDF Energy Group 264,880 0.12743 Indirect Total Direct 470,870 0.22653 Total Indirect 9,796,786 4.71305 TOTAL 10,267,656 4.93958 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: 14. Contact name: Terry March 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 003 2637 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange