Appointment of Joint Broker

The Weir Group PLC

18 September 2014

Weir appoints new joint broker

The Weir Group PLC ("Weir") is pleased to announce that Goldman Sachs International has been appointed joint corporate broker to Weir, alongside UBS, with immediate effect.

ENQUIRIES

Stephen Christie, Investor Relations	[phone]
Raymond Buchanan, Communications	[phone]
Ross Easton, Communications	[phone]
Patrick Handley/Nina Coad, Brunswick	[phone]

ABOUT THE WEIR GROUP PLC

Weir, a FTSE 100 company founded in 1871 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, is a global provider of engineering solutions to the minerals, oil and gas and power sectors. Our commitment to engineering excellence, research and customer focus extends equipment wear life and operational capability in some of the world's most challenging environments.

Weir is committed to going where our customers go, with a worldwide network of around 200 manufacturing facilities and service centres. The business has a presence in more than 70 countries, with over 15,000 people around the world working in three divisions; Minerals, Oil & Gas and Power & Industrial. Weir's customer base includes the world's largest mining houses, major oil services businesses and nuclear and conventional power generation companies.

Annual revenues were more than £2.4 billion in 2013, of which almost two thirds came from the provision of services and aftermarket support.

See weir.co.uk for further information. Follow us on Twitter @WeirGroup

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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