19th Dec 2006 10:14
Weir Group PLC19 December 2006 THE WEIR GROUP PLC 19 December 2006 Fidelity International Limited ('FIL') and FMR Corp notified The Weir Group PLC("the Company") on 19 December 2006 that their material interest totalled on 18December 2006 a holding of 12,083,773 ordinary shares in the Companyrepresenting 5.82% of the Company's issued share capital as detailed in thetable below, and that such notification also comprised the interest of Edward C.Johnson III as a principal shareholder of FIL and FMR Corp. The notification of change is due to the sale of 959,616 ordinary shares. Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 207,710,968ordinary shares of GBP0.125. Holding Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 1,177,100 FPM JP Morgan Bournemouth 597,700 FPM Northern Trust London 179,535 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co London 148,600 FPM Mellon Bank 18,400 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 7,019,000 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase Bank 595,500 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 873,683 FISL JP Morgan Bournemouth 768,200 FIL JP Morgan Bournemouth 103,000 FIL National ASTL BK Melbourne 6,755 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX 557,200 FII Bank of New York Europe London 39,100 FICL State Street Bank and Trust Co 12,083,773 TOTAL This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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