Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			WEIR GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				x
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				x
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Deutsche Bank AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		26/11/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30/11/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0009465807

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

5,171,240

5,171,240

0

2.42%

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Right to Recall

2,781,254

1.30%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

3,347,932

Nominal

Delta

1.56%

1.56%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,300,426

5.28%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 5.28%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Total CFD Holding  - See appendix.
14. Contact name:	Stacy Otieno
15. Contact telephone number:	02075476268

Appendix

Type of financial Instrument	Maturity Date	Number of voting rights instrument refers to
CFD	04-Oct-16	10,826
CFD	04-Jan-16	16,762
CFD	31-May-16	171,208
CFD	31-Aug-16	624,740
CFD	02-Mar-16	10,967
CFD	04-Apr-16	5
CFD	02-Jun-16	23,364
CFD	11-May-17	19,222
CFD	24-Oct-16	11,978
CFD	21-Jun-16	242,086
CFD	21-Sep-16	613,229
CFD	18-Mar-16	591,987
CFD	19-Aug-16	28,628
CFD	27-Jul-16	103,648
CFD	22-Jun-16	24,671
CFD	22-Apr-16	10,922
CFD	19-Jan-16	12,673
CFD	27-Apr-16	4,581
CFD	19-Oct-16	35,272
CFD	21-Dec-15	293,714
CFD	29-Aug-16	350,508
CFD	02-Sep-16	8,554
CFD	05-Jul-16	2,872
CFD	02-Nov-16	2,139
CFD	02-Dec-16	7,919
CFD	02-Sep-16	2,407
CFD	17-Nov-16	861
CFD	13-Apr-16	836
CFD	17-Feb-16	51,398
CFD	02-Nov-16	12,168
CFD	01-Jul-16	50,123
CFD	17-Nov-16	6,757
CFD	02-Feb-17	907

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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