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WeirAnnouncement

03/12/2015 12:10

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                              
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                   
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                             
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                     
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                              BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                         
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                                  
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                                               
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                                  
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                30 November, 2015                                                                                                       
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                             
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                    
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     2 December, 2015                                                                                                        
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone 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 5%                          Below 5%                                 N/A                   N/A                           7,506,947      N/A                                3.50%              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  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.                                                               
  Depository Receipt                                                                                                                                50                                                     0.00%                        
  Securities Lending                                                                                                                                3,196,452                                              1.49%                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  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                                                                                                                               26,038                                                      Nominal                       Delta    
  0.01%                                                      0.01%     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                   Percentage of voting rights                                                                                   
  10,729,487                                                                                                                5.01%                                                                                                         
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the         
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                         
    See Annex                                                                           
                                                                                        
  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:                                                                         
                                                                                        
                                   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team         
  13. Additional information:                                                            
  14. Contact name:                Gareth Slade                                          
  15. Contact telephone number:    020 7743 3650                                         
  Name                                                           % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold    % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold    Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Canada Holdings LP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  BlackRock Cayco Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  BlackRock Japan Holdings GK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  Trident Merger, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  BlackRock Investment Management, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BlackRock (Singapore) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  BlackRock Advisors, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock International Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.