Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

1.	Name of the issuer   THE WEIR GROUP PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction 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)
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director   KEITH COCHRANE JOHN HEASLEY DEAN JENKINS PAULINE LAFFERTY ANDREW NEILSON GAVIN NICOL STEVE NOON KEITH RUDDOCK JON STANTON	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person   NO
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares   ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8.	State the nature of the transaction
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant   29 MAY 2014	18.	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised   3 YEAR PLAN CYCLE UNDER THE WEIR GROUP PLC LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2014, THE SHARES CANNOT VEST BEFORE 29 MAY 2017
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option   NIL	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)   KEITH COCHRANE - 70,489 JOHN HEASLEY - 18,113 DEAN JENKINS - 28,211 PAULINE LAFFERTY - 19,310 ANDREW NEILSON - 14,001 GAVIN NICOL - 17,379 STEVE NOON - 29,037 KEITH RUDDOCK - 18,657 JON STANTON - 34,223
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise   NIL	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification   KEITH COCHRANE - 220,441 JOHN HEASLEY - 33,214 DEAN JENKINS - 86,044 PAULINE LAFFERTY - 70,118 ANDREW NEILSON - 22,689 GAVIN NICOL - 54,212 STEVE NOON - 88,824 KEITH RUDDOCK - 49,108 JON STANTON - 101,081
23.	Any additional information	24	Name of contact and telephone number for queries   CATHERINE STEAD 0141 308 3726
Name authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification   ......CATHERINE STEAD..................   Date of notification .....29 May 2014.

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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