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30 March 2011 The Weir Group PLC 2010 Annual Report and 2011 Annual General Meeting The following documents have today been posted or otherwise made available to shareholders: 1. 2010 Annual Report 2. Notice of 2011 Annual General Meeting 3. Form of Proxy for the 2011 Annual General Meeting In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 a copy of each of these documents has been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. The Company's 2011 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow on Wednesday 4 May 2011, commencing at 11am. The documents are also available on the Company's website at www.weir.co.uk and in hard copy to shareholders upon request to Investor Relations, The Weir Group PLC, Clydesdale Bank Exchange, 20 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6DB The information below, which is extracted from the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010 (the "2010 Annual Report"), is included solely for the purpose of complying with DTR 6.3.5 and the requirements it imposes on issuers as to how to make public annual financial reports. It should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2010 Preliminary Results Announcement issued on 8 March 2011. Together these constitute the material required by DTR 6.3.5 to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service. This material is not a substitute for reading the full 2010 Annual Report. Page numbers and cross-references in the following appendices refer to page numbers and cross-references in the 2010 Annual Report. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULE 6.3.5 Appendix A - Principal risks & uncertainties The principal risks and uncertainties relating to The Weir Group PLC are set out on pages 34 to 36 of the 2010 Annual Report.  The following is extracted in full and unedited form from the 2010 Annual Report. Risk is inherent in the Group's business activities and, as a consequence of operating a comprehensive risk management process, the Group has identified the following principal risks and uncertainties which it believes could have a materially adverse effect on its business, revenues, profit, assets, liquidity, resources and reputation. The nature of risk is such that no list can be comprehensive and it is possible that other risks may arise, or that risks not currently considered material may become so in the future. Any forward-looking statements in the annual report or otherwise made by the Group should be considered in light of these risk factors. The Group operates the risk and control framework as described in the Corporate Governance report to identify these risks and has adopted a Sustainability Strategy as described in the Sustainability report to mitigate against these risks. +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |RISK |POTENTIAL IMPACT |MITIGATION | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Global and economic conditions | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The Group operates in a |Changes such as the |The Group's diversified | |number of regions where |introduction of new |geographic footprint | |it may be exposed to |regulations, expropriation |mitigates against any | |economic, political, |of assets or the imposition|exposure within any one | |regulatory or business |of trade barriers could |country in which it | |risks. |disrupt the Group's |operates. | | |business activities or | | |The Group is also exposed|impact on the Group's |Management monitor such | |to global growth trends |customers, suppliers or |risks and amend business| |and specific commodity |other parties with which it|procedures accordingly, | |price movements. |does business. |while remaining in | | | |compliance with local | |Any contraction in |Commodity prices for all |and international | |capital expenditure and |products, and particularly |requirements. | |production activity could|for exchange-traded | | |lead to a reduction in |commodities, may fluctuate |In addition, strategic | |demand for the Group's |widely. |reviews are carried out | |products. | |by the Group prior to | | |In some instances, this |entry into a new | | |could have a material |country. | | |adverse effect on the | | | |Group's financial position |Commodity price | | |and prospects. |fluctuations are | | | |monitored closely and | | | |action taken to mitigate| | | |against the risk as | | | |appropriate.   | | | | | | | |The Group's growing | | | |installed base plus the | | | |drive for operational | | | |excellence will enable | | | |the business to react to| | | |market changes as they | | | |arise. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Employees | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The future success of the|If it is unable to attract |The Group constantly | |Group depends on the |and retain excellent |reviews its remuneration| |skills and efforts of its|talent, the Group may not |packages to ensure they | |employees across all of |be able to effectively |remain competitive and | |its businesses and the |implement its business |also maintains | |ability to retain and |strategies. |development and | |develop these | |succession planning | |individuals. | |programmes. | | | | | |In addition, the success | |The Group's employee | |of Group acquisitions | |development programmes | |will depend on the | |are explained in more | |ability to retain | |detail on pages 58 to | |management personnel of | |60. | |acquired companies. | | | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Legal | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Manufacturing companies |The Group has insurance |The Group has internal | |are, from time to time, |cover for certain claims |policies and procedures | |exposed to personal |but not for all the claims.|for monitoring these | |injury claims and class |The number and size of the |risks, managing and | |actions or other |claims is dependent on the |mitigating against these| |litigation resulting from|number of third parties |liabilities and to | |injuries sustained at |that are still in existence|ensure that there is | |work, including |and can be included in such|regular reporting to the| |asbestosis or other |actions. Both of these can |Board on any changes or | |health problems |change over time and as a |developments. | |associated from working |result the Group's exposure| | |in industries that used |can increase. | | |asbestos. | | | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Regulatory, compliance and internal controls | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Many countries where the |The Act applies not just in|Companies must show that| |Group's operations are |the UK but also to all |they have adequate | |located have increased |subsidiaries and branches |procedures in place to | |their emphasis on |of a UK-listed company. |combat bribery. | |enforcement of laws to | | | |which the Group is |Non-compliance with any of |The Group has clearly | |subject including safety,|these laws or regulations |set out the way it | |environmental, antitrust,|could expose the Group to |expects employees and | |fraud, anti-bribery and |financial or reputational |stakeholders to behave | |anti-corruption. |damage. |in its Code of Conduct, | | | |which is available on | |A new UK Bribery Act is |Failure by the Group's |the Group's intranet and| |due to be introduced in |employees, or agents acting|website. In addition, | |the first half of 2011, |on its behalf, to maintain |training is provided to | |with application across |the highest standards of |all at-risk employees. | |the entire Weir Group. |ethics and integrity in |Concerns regarding | | |dealing with customers or |breaches in compliance | | |failure to comply with any |matters or internal | | |laws and regulations could |controls can be reported| | |result in administrative, |in confidence through | | |civil or criminal |the dedicated phoneline.| | |liabilities resulting in |Further details of the | | |significant fines and |Code of Conduct are | | |penalties and/or debarment |provided on pages 65 to | | |of the Group from |66. | | |government contracts for a | | | |period of time or affect | | | |the Group's future | | | |operational performance, | | | |financial condition or | | | |reputation. | | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Environmental, safety and health | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The Group's activities |Failure to manage these |The Group is committed | |require the continuous |risks could result in a |to maintaining a safe | |monitoring of |serious deterioration of |working environment and | |environmental, safety and|the Group's safety |a culture of zero | |health (ESH) risks. |performance or could result|tolerance to accidents. | | |in an environmental |To support this, all our| | |regulatory breach which |operations have to be | | |could lead to: |ISO 14001 and OHSAS | | | |18001 compliant. This | | | * fines and penalties;   |ensures that they not | | | * loss of key customers; |only meet with current | | |   |requirements but also | | | * exclusion from market |have the appropriate | | | sectors deemed |management systems in | | | important for future |place to ensure | | | growth; and damage to |continuous improvement | | | reputation.  |in ESH performance. More| | | |detail on this and other| | | |environmental | | | |improvement initiatives | | | |and activities are set | | | |out in the | | | |Sustainability report on| | | |pages 52 to 66. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Competition and innovation | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The Group competes |All new or improved |To remain competitive, | |against large and well |technologies and products |the Group invests | |established global |involve risk, including the|continuously in its | |companies, as well as |potential for abortive |research and | |local companies and low |expenditure, reputational |development, | |cost replicators of spare|risk and potential customer|manufacturing, | |parts, on the basis of |claims. |marketing, customer | |price, technical | |service support and | |expertise, timeliness of |In addition, the Group's |distribution networks. | |delivery, previous |processes to bring a new |The Group also maintains| |installation history and |product to market may not |the highest | |reputation for quality |be fast enough to gain |manufacturing and | |and reliability. |market share or the new |quality standards which | | |product may not achieve |include regular dialogue| |The developing |market acceptance, thereby |with customers to ensure| |competitive threat from |harming the Group's |that individual customer| |low cost markets using |reputation. |requirements are met | |total cost innovation in | |through the Group's key | |product design, supply | |account management | |chain and low labour | |process. It also takes | |costs is a challenge to | |appropriate action to | |the Group. | |ensure that its cost | | | |base remains competitive| |The Group's growth and | |and margins protected | |success depends not only | |through its global | |on its ability to | |procurement activities. | |innovate and ensure the | | | |continuous improvement of| |The diversity of | |its existing product | |operations reduces the | |portfolio but its ability| |possible effect of | |to develop and produce | |action by a single | |new and enhanced products| |competitor and combined | |in a cost effective and | |with the application of | |timely manner in | |the Weir Production | |accordance with customer | |System ensures the | |demands. | |Group's competitive | | | |advantage is sustained. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Business interruption | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The loss of a significant|There are a number of key |Whilst all of these | |manufacturing / |locations where a |operations are | |operational site through |significant loss or |vulnerable to damage or | |fire, natural catastrophe|sustained business |interruption the Group | |or critical plant failure|interruption could give |maintains broad form | |could potentially have a |rise to a reduction in |insurance protection and| |material impact on the |revenue and profit. |business continuity | |Group. | |plans to promote | | | |resilience in the | | | |business and mitigate | | | |the potential downtime. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Acquisitions | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The Group has undertaken |While the Group identifies |The Group operates a | |a number of acquisitions |expected synergies, cost |strategic planning | |in the recent past. With |savings and growth |process to review its | |any acquisition there is |opportunities prior to |corporate strategy with | |the risk that any |completing any acquisition,|market and competitive | |benefits or synergies may|these benefits may not |position assessments | |not be realised as a |always be achieved or be |driving the acquisition | |result of changing or |achieved within the |agenda. In addition, the| |incorrect assumptions or |anticipated timescale. |Group implements a | |materially different |Furthermore, the Group |rigorous due diligence | |market conditions. |could find itself liable |process and ensures | | |for past acts or omissions |clear financial targets | | |of the acquired business |are in place. The Group | | |without any adequate right |implements an internal | | |of redress. |100 day plan to ensure | | | |that the integration | | | |process is actioned with| | | |the minimum of | | | |disruption. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |Key suppliers and delivery | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ |The Group's ability to |Failure to deliver in |Manufacturing scheduling| |meet customer delivery |accordance with customer |and planning is subject | |schedules is dependent on|expectation could subject |to stringent internal | |a number of factors |the Group to financial |assurance processes to | |including sufficient |penalties, damage customer |optimise each business | |manufacturing capacity, |relationships and, as a |unit's order book. The | |access to raw materials, |result, impact on the |effect of this is to | |inventory control, |Group's financial |maximise capacity and | |sufficient trained and |performance. |minimise reworking costs| |equipped employees, | |and delays in delivery | |engineering expertise and|In addition, failure of a |times. This is | |the appropriate planning |supplier or availability of|complemented by the use | |and scheduling of the |scarce raw materials could |of the Group's | |manufacturing process. |result in the Group |Manufacturing Resource | |Many of the contracts it |incurring additional costs |Planning systems, | |enters into require long |in sourcing an alternative.|together with the | |lead times and therefore | |slotting and scheduling | |contain clauses in | |achieved through the | |relation to on-time | |Weir Production System. | |delivery. | | | | | |The Group seeks to | |In addition, the Group is| |develop long-term | |dependent on the | |relationships with its | |continued availability | |subcontractors and the | |and effective management | |Group's procurement | |of subcontractors and | |function is responsible | |other service providers. | |for establishing robust | | | |supplier relationships. | | | |In addition, the | | | |procurement function | | | |conduct a regular review| | | |of strategically | | | |important suppliers. | +-------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ Appendix B - Directors Responsibility Statement The following statement is extracted from page 43 of the 2010 Annual Report.  This statement relates solely to the 2010 Annual Report and is not connected to the extracted information set out in this announcement or in the 2010 Preliminary Results Announcement dated 8 March 2011. The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have prepared the Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and the Company financial statements in accordance with UK Accounting Standards and applicable law. In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to: · select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently · make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent · state that the Group financial statements have complied with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, subject to any material departures being disclosed and explained and · state for the Company financial statements whether the applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures being disclosed and explained. The directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements. Each of the directors, as at the date of this report, confirms to the best of his knowledge that: · the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group and · the directors report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces. The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and enable them to ensure that the Group financial statements comply with the 2006 Act and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Appendix C - Related Party Transactions The following statements regarding related party transactions are set out on page 110 of the 2010 Annual Report.  The following is extracted in full and unedited form from the 2010 Annual Report. Related party disclosures The following table provides the total amount of significant transactions which have been entered into with related parties for the relevant financial year and outstanding balances at the period end. Sales to Sales to Purchases from Amounts related related related owed to parties - parties - parties - related             goods services goods parties Related party           £m £m £m £m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint ventures 2010         0.6 0.2 0.1 -   2009         1.3 - 0.4 - Group pension plans 2010         - - - 0.2   2009         - - - 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributions to the Group pension plans are disclosed in note 24. Terms & conditions of transactions with related parties Sales to and from related parties are made at normal market prices.  Outstanding balances at the period end are unsecured and settlement occurs in cash.  There have been no guarantees provided or received for any related party balances.  For the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010, the Group has not raised any provision for doubtful debts relating to amounts owed by related parties as the payment history has been excellent (2009: £nil).  This assessment is undertaken each financial year through examining the financial position of the related party and the market in which the related party operates. Compensation of key management personnel           2010 2009                 £m £m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-term employee benefits               4.9 5.0 Share-based payments               1.6 0.8 Post-employment benefits               - 0.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------                 6.5 5.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key management comprises the Board and the Group Executive. Further details of the Board remuneration can be found in the Remuneration report on pages 40 to 46. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. 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