Transfer of Treasury Shares

The Weir Group PLC

                          Transfer of Treasury Shares

                                       15 September 2011

The  Weir Group PLC  ("the Company") announces  that on 7 September 2011, 8,450
ordinary  shares  of  12.5p each  held  as  treasury  shares were transferred to
participants  to  satisfy  awards  granted  in  2008 under  the  Group Long Term
Incentive Plan.

Following the above transfer, the Company now holds 1,716,255 ordinary shares in
treasury  and has 211,336,115 ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares).


For further information contact:

Frances McCaw
Assistant Company Secretary
The Weir Group PLC

Registered office:
Clydesdale Bank Exchange
20 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6DB

Tel: [phone]






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