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Principal Global Investors, LLC notified WEIR GROUP PLC of a change in its major holding. As of 18-Sep-2025, Principal Global Investors, LLC reported a total holding of 12,582,125 voting rights, representing 4.85% of the company. This holding marks a decrease from its previously notified position of 5.14%.
| Date | 22 Sept 2025 |
| Time | 16:05:51 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3040A |
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
18-Sep-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
22-Sep-2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% 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 |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
4.850000 |
0.000000 |
4.850000 |
12582125 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.140000 |
0.000000 |
5.140000 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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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) |
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GRS003003035 |
0 |
12582125 |
0.000000 |
4.850000 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
12582125 |
4.850000% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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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)
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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 than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Principal Financial Group |
Principal Financial Services Inc. |
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Principal Financial Services Inc. |
Principal Global Investors Holding Company (US) LLC |
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Principal Global Investors Holding Company (US) LLC |
Principal Global Investors, LLC |
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Principal Global Investors, LLC |
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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. Principal Financial Group is the parent entity for a group of investment management companies, the chain of which is set out above (in section 9) and includes Principal Global Investors LLC, which is acting on behalf of various clients. Some of these clients, pursuant to advisory contracts, provide the power to PGI to vote their shares at its own discretion (i.e. without specific written instructions). The shares reported on this notification are owned by accounts under the investment management of PGI.
12. Date of Completion
22-Sep-2025
13. Place Of Completion
Des Moines, Iowa