3 May 2017
The Weir Group PLC
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated with them
The Weir Group PLC (the "Company") hereby announces that on 27 April 2017 Jon Stanton, PDMR, transferred 11,909 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in the Company from an Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Ltd account held in his own name, to a SIPP held in his own name. The shares were transferred at a price of £19.88 per share.
This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation, further details below:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated |
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Name |
Jon Stanton
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
The Weir Group PLC |
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LEI |
549300KDR56WHY9I3D10 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 12.5p each fully paid
GB0009465807
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Nature of the transaction |
Transfer of 11,909 ordinary shares of 12.5p from Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Ltd account to SIPP.
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
27 April 2017 |
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON) |
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For further information, please contact:
Christopher Morgan
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0141 308 3771