Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.	Name of the issuer   THE WEIR GROUP PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.2R; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006.   (i)
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director   KEITH COCHRANE PAUL COPPINGER JOHN HEASLEY DEAN JENKINS PAULINE LAFFERTY ANDREW NEILSON JON STANTON	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person   NO
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest   3 ABOVE	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares   ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them   KEITH COCHRANE - 304,351 PAUL COPPINGER - 19,234 JOHN HEASLEY - 5,265 DEAN JENKINS - 17,367 PAULINE LAFFERTY - 6,366 ANDREW NEILSON - 3,659 JON STANTON - 36,935	8.	State the nature of the transaction   PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER THE WEIR GROUP PLC LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2014
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired   KEITH COCHRANE - 3,159 PAUL COPPINGER - 1,342 JOHN HEASLEY - 741 DEAN JENKINS - 1,065 PAULINE LAFFERTY - 805 ANDREW NEILSON - 629 JON STANTON - 1,597	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed   NIL	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   N/A
13.	Price per share or value of transaction   £11.24 per share.	14.	Date and place of transaction   18 MARCH 2016, LONDON
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   KEITH COCHRANE - 307,510 PAUL COPPINGER - 20,576 JOHN HEASLEY - 6,006 DEAN JENKINS - 18,432 PAULINE LAFFERTY - 7,171 ANDREW NEILSON - 4,288 JON STANTON - 38,532	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction   18 MARCH 2016

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
23.	Any additional information	24	Name of contact and telephone number for queries   GILLIAN KYLE 0141 308 3771
Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification   ......GILLIAN KYLE..................   Date of notification .....21 MARCH 2016.................

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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