Directorate change

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

13 December 2011

Alan Ferguson appointed as a non-executive director of The Weir Group PLC

The Weir Group announces the appointment of Alan Ferguson to the Board as a non-executive director, with effect from today. He will take over from Stephen King as chairman of the audit committee in May 2012, when Mr King retires from the Board.

Mr Ferguson was until recently Chief Financial Officer of Lonmin Plc, the FTSE 100 producer of platinum and metals. He currently chairs the audit committees of Johnson Matthey Plc, the FTSE 100 precious metals and chemicals company and Croda Plc, the FTSE 250 chemicals company. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

There are no further matters to be disclosed relating to Alan Ferguson under Section 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.

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