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WeirAnnouncement

01/08/2016 10:40

                                                                                
 For filings with the FCA include the annex 
  
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
  
  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
  
  
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii 
 Weir Group plc 
 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 
 Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
(if different from 3.):iv 
  
 5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v 
 27 July 2016 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 29 July 2016 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 
 Crossing below 5% voting right threshold  
 
 
                                                                                                                                         
 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 xi 
 Indirect xii 
 Direct 
 Indirect 
 GB0009465807 
 12,024,463 
 10,520,816 
 12,001,763 
  
 10,498,116 
  
 4.84% 
 US94876Q2057 
 11,300 
 11,300 
 11,300 
  
 11,300 
  
 0.01% 
  
 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 
 Rights to recall lent shares 
  
  
 299,751 
 0.14% 
  
 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

  
  
  
  
  
 

  
 Nominal 
 Delta 
  
  
  
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights 
 Percentage of voting rights 
 10,820,467 
 4.99% 
 
                                                   
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 

 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (3.04%)   
  
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
  
 11. 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: 
 
This notification is due to crossing below the 5% voting right threshold due to trading. Our total holding has decreased below the 5% voting right threshold.

  
 14. Contact name: 
 

 Ben Van Loon 
 15. Contact telephone number: 
 

 01224 404090 
   


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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire
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