Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING
                MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS


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|1. |Name of the issuer                 |2. |State   whether  the  notification|
|   |                                   |   |relates   to   (i)  a  transaction|
|   |THE WEIR GROUP PLC                 |   |notified  in  accordance  with  DR|
|   |                                   |   |3.1.2R;                           |
|   |                                   |   |(ii)    a   disclosure   made   in|
|   |                                   |   |accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or   |
|   |                                   |   |(iii)   a   disclosure   made   in|
|   |                                   |   |accordance with section 793 of the|
|   |                                   |   |Companies Act 2006.               |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |(i)                               |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|3. |Name    of    person    discharging|4. |State whether notification relates|
|   |managerial                         |   |to   a  person  connected  with  a|
|   |responsibilities/director          |   |person    discharging   managerial|
|   |                                   |   |responsibilities/director named in|
|   |(1) ALAN MITCHELSON                |   |3 and   identify   the   connected|
|   |(2) KEITH COCHRANE                 |   |person                            |
|   |(3) SCOT SMITH                     |   |                                  |
|   |(4) STEVE NOON                     |   |NO                                |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|5. |Indicate  whether  the notification|6. |Description  of  shares (including|
|   |is  in respect of  a holding of the|   |class),  debentures or derivatives|
|   |person  referred to in 3 or 4 above|   |or  financial instruments relating|
|   |or  in respect  of a non-beneficial|   |to shares                         |
|   |interest                           |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH     |
|   |3 ABOVE                            |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|7. |Name  of registered shareholders(s)|8. |State    the    nature    of   the|
|   |and,  if more than  one, the number|   |transaction                       |
|   |of shares held by each of them     |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |EXERCISE  OF  AN  AWARD  UNDER THE|
|   |                                   |   |GROUP LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AND|
|   |(1) ALAN MITCHELSON   41,884       |   |SUBSEQUENT    SALE    OF    SHARES|
|   |(2) KEITH COCHRANE   38,364        |   |SUFFICIENT   TO  SATISFY  THE  TAX|
|   |(3) SCOT SMITH      106,075        |   |LIABILITY.                        |
|   |(4) STEVE NOON    30,962           |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|9. |Number  of  shares,  debentures  or|10.|Percentage    of    issued   class|
|   |financial  instruments  relating to|   |acquired  (treasury shares of that|
|   |shares acquired                    |   |class  should  not  be  taken into|
|   |                                   |   |account      when      calculating|
|   |(1) ALAN MITCHELSON 7,354          |   |percentage)                       |
|   |(2) KEITH COCHRANE  8,699          |   |                                  |
|   |(3) SCOT SMITH  7,496              |   |N/A                               |
|   |(4) STEVE NOON 3,792               |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|11.|Number  of  shares,  debentures  or|12.|Percentage    of    issued   class|
|   |financial  instruments  relating to|   |disposed  (treasury shares of that|
|   |shares disposed                    |   |class  should  not  be  taken into|
|   |                                   |   |account      when      calculating|
|   |(1) ALAN MITCHELSON 3,699          |   |percentage)                       |
|   |(2) KEITH COCHRANE  4,375          |   |                                  |
|   |(3) SCOT SMITH  2,954              |   |N/A                               |
|   |(4) STEVE NOON 989                 |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|13.|Price   per   share   or  value  of|14.|Date and place of transaction     |
|   |transaction                        |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |13 MAY 2011, LONDON               |
|   |AWARD  MADE  AT  NIL  COST ON 8 MAY|   |                                  |
|   |2008                               |   |                                  |
|   |SHARE    DISPOSAL   TRANSACTED   AT|   |                                  |
|   |1927.25P                           |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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|15.|Total       holding       following|16.|Date     issuer     informed    of|
|   |notification  and  total percentage|   |transaction                       |
|   |holding following notification (any|   |                                  |
|   |treasury shares should not be taken|   |13 MAY 2011                       |
|   |into   account   when   calculating|   |                                  |
|   |percentage)                        |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
|   |(1) ALAN MITCHELSON 45,539         |   |                                  |
|   |(2) KEITH COCHRANE  42,688         |   |                                  |
|   |(3) SCOT SMITH  110,617            |   |                                  |
|   |(4) STEVE NOON  33,765             |   |                                  |
|   |                                   |   |                                  |
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If  a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

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|17.|Date of grant                     |18.|Period  during  which  or  date  on|
|   |                                  |   |which it can be exercised          |
|   |                                  |   |                                   |
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|19.|Total  amount  paid  (if  any) for|20.|Description of shares or debentures|
|   |grant of the option               |   |involved (class and number)        |
|   |                                  |   |                                   |
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|21.|Exercise  price (if  fixed at time|22.|Total    number    of   shares   or|
|   |of grant) or indication that price|   |debentures  over which options held|
|   |is  to  be  fixed  at  the time of|   |following notification             |
|   |exercise                          |   |                                   |
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|23.|Any additional information        |24 |Name   of   contact  and  telephone|
|   |                                  |   |number for queries                 |
|   |                                  |   |                                   |
|   |                                  |   |FRANCES MCCAW                      |
|   |                                  |   |0141 308 3737                      |
|   |                                  |   |                                   |
|   |                                  |   |                                   |
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|                                                                              |
|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making|
|notification                                                                  |
|                                                                              |
|......FRANCES MCCAW..................                                         |
|                                                                              |
|Date of notification .....13 May 2011.................                        |
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