REG-Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">WEIR.L</Origin>

WeirAnnouncement

03/05/2016 09:45

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                                                                                                        X         
  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       28 April 2016                                                                                                            
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                       02 May 2016                                                                                                              
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or  reached: vi, vii                                                                                                Above 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                                        6,346,531                                    6,346,531                                    6,517,306                     6,517,306                                                         3.05%                                                                           
                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  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                                                               1,628,081                                                                                               0.76%                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  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                                                                                                                                        
  8,145,387                                                                                                                                                          3.81%                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
 
  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                                     
 

 This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf
of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients. 
 The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for
the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. 
 Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire 
 HUG#2009285