TIDMWEIR

RNS Number : 5424F

Weir Group PLC

18 May 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                    The Weir Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                       X 
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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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                Harbor International Fund 
  subject to the                                                         (a series of Harbor Funds, 
  notification obligation:                                              a Delaware Statutory Trust) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                Trade Date: May 12, 2017 
  and date on                                                         Settlement Date: May 16, 2017 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                               May 17, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                           4% of issuer's voting rights 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type   Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
 of            to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number                      Number            Number          Number of voting           % of voting 
               of                          of               of shares        rights                     rights (x) 
               Shares                      Voting 
                                           Rights 
-----------  --------------------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                            Direct          Direct      Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                             (xi)       (xii) 
-----------      ---------  -----------      ------------  --------------  ----------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 
  Common 
  SEDOL: 
  0946580     8,729,197                   8,729,197         8,614,426       8,614,426       N/A         3.95%       N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration                Exercise/           Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial         date                      Conversion          rights that                 rights 
 instrument        (xiii)                    Period (xiv)        may be 
                                                                 acquired if 
                                                                 the 
                                                                 instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/ 
                                                                 converted. 
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       N/A                   N/A                    N/A                     N/A                           N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial      price         date             Conversion      rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                   (xvii)           period          refers to                   xx) 
                                               (xviii) 
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     N/A           N/A            N/A              N/A                   N/A              Nominal        Delta 
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                                                                                              N/A               N/A 
-----------      ---------  -----------      ------------      ----------  ----------    -------------  ------------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,614,426                                                    3.95% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                          N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                      N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                    N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              Completed in Chicago, Illinois, 
                                                                                       USA 
                                                                           on May 17, 2017 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Jodie L. Crotteau 
                                                                       Assistant Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                312-443-4428 
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