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WeirAnnouncement

03/12/2015 12:40

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                              
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                          
  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                                30/11/2015                                                                                                         
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                        
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                               
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     02/12/2015                                                                                                         
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Below 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                        8,050,656                         8,050,656                                Below                 Below                       0             Below                             0                  
                                                                                                                 Notifiable            Notifiable                                Notifiable                                           
                                                                                                                 Threshold             Threshold                                 Threshold                                            
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  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.                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  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                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                          Nominal                       Delta    
                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                   Percentage of voting rights                                                                               
  Below Notifiable Threshold                                                                                                Below Notifiable Threshold                                                                                
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi         
                                                                       
                                                                        
  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:                                            
  14. Contact name:                Stacy Otieno                          
  15. Contact telephone number:    02075476268