PDMR Succession

The Weir Group PLC

29 January 2009

Announcement


Stephen Bird, divisional  managing director of  The Weir Group  PLC's
Oil & Gas  Division, will leave  the Group in  March to become  Chief
Executive of The Vitec Group plc.

Steve Noon,  the current  president of  Weir SPM  and its  associated
operations, which  collectively represent  almost 75%  of Oil  &  Gas
divisional turnover,  has been  promoted to  the divisional  managing
director's role and  will join  the Operations  Executive on  Stephen
Bird's departure.






Helen Walker
The Weir Group PLC
Tel. [phone]

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