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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 |Weir Group plc | |are | | |attached: (ii) | | +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |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|Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or | |the |acting for its affiliates) as | |notification obligation: (iii) |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 | 26 April 2016| |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached: (v) | | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 April 2016| +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | Crossing below 5% voting right threshold| |or | of shares under management| |reached: (vi, vii) | | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) | +------------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |of |to the triggering |transaction | |shares |transaction | | | +----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting | |using |of |of |of shares |rights |rights (x) | |the ISIN |Shares |Voting +----------+------+----------+------+--------+ |CODE | |Rights | |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| | | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | | +------------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+ |GB0009465807|12,700,587|11,171,786|12,073,215| |10,544,414| |4.93% | +------------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+ |US94876Q2057|11,300 |11,300 |11,300 | |11,300 | |0.01% | +------------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |date |Conversion Period |rights that may be|rights | |instrument |(xiii) |(xiv) |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+ |Rights to | | | | | |recall lent | | |1,198,710 |0.56% | |shares | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------------+------------------+-------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments (xv, xvi) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+--------------+ |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) | | | +-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | | | | | | +-------+------+ | | | | | | | | +-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------+------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |11,754,424 |5.49% | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 of shares under | | |management due to a combination of trading and | | |an increase in stock out on loan. | | | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: | | | |Ben Van Loon | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:| | | |01224 404090 | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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