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17/03/2025 13:15

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RNS Number : 9760A  Weir Group PLC  17 March 2025

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0009465807

Issuer Name

WEIR GROUP PLC(THE)

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Principal Global Investors, LLC

City of registered office (if applicable)

DES MOINES

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

10-Mar-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Mar-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  5.140000                                              0.000000                                                                   5.140000                        13343555
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GRS003003035                                 0                                        13343555                                     0.000000                            5.140000
 Sub Total 8.A                                13343555                                                                              5.140000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person      Name of controlled undertaking  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                              than the notifiable threshold
 Principal Global Investors, LLC                                  5.140000                                                                                                                                                5.140000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI") is an investment adviser registered
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant to client contracts, PGI has the power
to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients. The shares reported
on this notification are owned by accounts under the investment management of
PGI. As of 10 March 2025, PGI holds an aggregate total of 13,343,555 ordinary
shares, representing 5.14% of the voting rights attributable to all of the
ordinary shares then in issue in Weir Group PLC.

12. Date of Completion

14-Mar-2025

13. Place Of Completion

Des Moines, Iowa

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