Weir Group Inc. — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

May 18, 2017

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RNS Number : 5424F

Weir Group PLC

18 May 2017

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				The 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		Harbor International Fund         (a series of Harbor Funds, a Delaware Statutory Trust)
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		Trade Date: May 12, 2017 Settlement Date: May 16, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		May 17, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		4% of issuer's voting rights

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
Common SEDOL: 0946580	8,729,197				8,729,197			8,614,426			8,614,426	N/A			3.95%		N/A
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
N/A			N/A			N/A				N/A				N/A
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
8,614,426									3.95%

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:		N/A
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:	Completed in Chicago, Illinois, USA on May 17, 2017
14. Contact name:	Jodie L. Crotteau Assistant Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	312-443-4428

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