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01/12/2015 14:50

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                          
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                               WEIR GROUP PLC                                           
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                             
  attached: ii                                                                                                                                                                              
  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                                              Deutsche Bank AG                                                                                    
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                              
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                        Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch                                                                    
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                              
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                26/11/2015                                                                                          
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                         
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                     30/11/2015                                                                                          
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                Above 5%                                                                                            
  reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                       
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                               
  Class/type of                       Situation previous                                                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                     
  shares                              to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                                      
  if possible using the ISIN CODE     transaction                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Number                                                      Number                                    Number                 Number of voting                         % of  voting rights x                                     
  of                                                          of                                        of shares              rights                                                                                              
  Shares                                                      Voting                                                                                                                                                               
                                                              Rights                                                                                                                                                               
  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                                           Expiration                  Exercise/                                                      Number of voting                                       % of voting                  
  instrument                                                  date xiii                   Conversion Period xiv                                          rights that may be                                     rights                       
                                                                                                                                                         acquired if the                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                         instrument is                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                         exercised/ converted.                                                               
  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                               Exercise price          Expiration date xvii          Exercise/                         Number of voting rights instrument refers to               % of voting rights xix, xx            
  instrument                                                                                            Conversion period xviii                                                                                                              
  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    Maturity Date    Number of voting rights instrument refers to   
  Instrument                                                                           
  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