Treasury Stock

The Weir Group PLC

Transfer of Treasury Shares
6 July 2012

The Weir Group PLC ("the Company") announces that on 13 June 2012, 13,809 ordinary shares of 12.5p each held as treasury shares were transferred to participants to satisfy awards granted in 2009 under the Group Long Term Incentive Plan.

Following the above transfer, the Company now holds 1,085,757 ordinary shares in treasury and has 212,516,890 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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