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WeirAnnouncement

20/01/2016 16:30

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  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                                                                     X               
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                              
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                      
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                              Citadel GP LLC and Citadel Advisors Holdings II LP                                                                       
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                                   
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        SNC NOMINEES LIMITED (in relation to section 8.A below)                                                                  
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                                   
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                18 January 2016                                                                                                          
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                              
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                     
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     20 January 2016                                                                                                          
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Crossed 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                
  Common shares GB0009465807                                           9,362                                                                                    11,019                                         0.01               
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  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                                                                                                         
  Equity swap                                     N/A                   N/A                           N/A                              10,752,086                                              Nominal                       Delta    
  5.02                                                       N/A       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                   Percentage of voting rights                                                                               
  10,763,105                                                                                                                5.03                                                                                                      
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi             
    Citadel GP LLC is the controlling entity of Citadel Advisors Holdings II LP, the parent undertaking of various investment management entities, none of which is individually over the disclosure threshold    
                                                                            
  Proxy Voting:                                                              
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A          
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease           N/A          
  to hold:                                                                   
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold             N/A          
  voting rights:                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                            
  13. Additional information:                                                
  14. Contact name:                Pauline Rogers                            
  15. Contact telephone number:    +44 (0) 207 645 9708