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Weir Group: Holding(s) in Company

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Summary by 6ix AI

The Capital Group Companies, Inc., based in Los Angeles, filed a major-holdings notification for Weir Plc, a form used when a holding crosses or reaches a reporting threshold. It reported 9.186401% of Weir's voting rights (the votes attached to its shares), or 23849003 voting rights, down from 10.000066% in its previous notification.

Key details

  • The notification is dated November 9, 2026, and covers an acquisition or disposal of voting rights.
  • The previous notified position was 25961376 voting rights.
  • All of the voting rights are held through shares. None are held through financial instruments such as options.
  • Capital Research and Management Company, a Capital Group subsidiary, accounts for 8.891045% of the voting rights.
  • Capital Group says neither it nor its affiliates own Weir shares for their own account. The shares are held in client accounts managed at the discretion of its investment management companies.

6ix AI wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.

Weir PLC
10 November 2026

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

ISIN

GB0009465807

Issuer Name

Weir Plc

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Name

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Los Angeles

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

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)

06/11/2026

09/11/2026

% 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

9.186401%

0.000000%

9.186401%

23849003

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

10.000066%

0.000000%

10.000066%

25961376

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)

GB0009465807 Common Stock

23849003

9.186401%

Sub Total 8.A

23849003

9.186401%

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

N/A

Sub Total 8.B1

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

N/A

Sub Total 8.B2

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 than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital Research and Management Company

8.891045

8.891045

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International, Inc.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International Sarl

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International Limited

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

TOTAL

9.186401

9.186401

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (”CGC”) is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company (”CRMC”) and Capital Bank & Trust Company (”CB&T”). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. (”CGII”), which in turn is the parent company of six investment management companies (”CGII management companies”): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited. CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.

Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.

09/11/2026

Los Angeles

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