For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Weir Group Plc
GB0009465807 | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii | Norges Bank | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): iv | N/A | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 04 October 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 05 October 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii | Below 3% based on Voting rights attached to shares |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0009465807 | 6,524,070 | 6,524,070 | 6,412,651 | 6,412,651 | 2.96% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date xiii |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting
rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting
rights | ||||||||||||
Shares out on loan | N/A | At any time | 165,288 | 0.08% | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial
instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
|
% of voting rights
xix, xx
| |||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
6,577,939 | 3.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
N/A | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Norges Bank | |
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: |
None | |
14. Contact name: | Sai Aanandha Shankhar | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +47 2407 3134 |