Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

17 Dec 2007 15:30

Weir Group PLC17 December 2007 TR1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Weir Group plc, The 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Baillie Gifford & Co 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (ifdifferent from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):13 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the triggering transaction transactionIf possibleuse ISIN Number Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode of voting shares rights voting rights shares rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Below Below 5% 12173278 12173278 5.82 5%ShareGB0009465807 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rightsN/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 12173278 5.82 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rightsand the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parentundertaking of an investment management group.Its whollyowned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited(1744712; 0.8%) is also a discretionary investment manager.Its whollyowned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited(2799483; 1.3%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionaryinvestment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its ownaccount shareholdings.Its whollyowned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiaryundertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited (198600; 0.1%) is an OEIC AuthorisedCorporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionaryinvestment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. Proxy Voting:10. Name of proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information:14 Contact name: Myra McIntyre Scott Russell15. Contact telephone number: 0131 275 2154 0131 275 2106 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange