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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  of existing shares to which voting rights are  attached: ii                                                   Weir Group PLC                                           
  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  notification obligation: iii                                                                             BlackRock, Inc.                                                         
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                              
  5. Date of the transaction and date on  which the threshold is crossed or  reached: v                                                              14 April, 2016                                                          
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                  18 April, 2016                                                          
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or  reached: vi, vii                                                           Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5%                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  Class/type of  shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE    Situation previous  to the triggering  transaction                                        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                              
  Number  of  Shares                                                                       Number  of  Voting  Rights                  Number  of shares             Number of voting  rights                                % of  voting rights x                                                                           
  Direct                                                                      Direct xi                  Indirect xii    Direct                                      Indirect                     
  GB0009465807                                              12,009,479                                   12,009,479                                   N/A                           N/A                                      10,591,046                N/A                                                           4.94%              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Type of financial  instrument                                                            Expiration  date xiii         Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv                                          Number of voting  rights that may be  acquired if the  instrument is  exercised/ converted.             % of voting  rights          
  Securities Lending                                                                                                                                                                             1,702,811                                                                                               0.79%                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Type of financial  instrument                                               Exercise price             Expiration date xvii          Exercise/  Conversion period xviii           Number of voting rights instrument refers to                                                % of voting rights xix, xx                            
  CFD                                                                                                                                                                            74,628                                                                                       Nominal                                       Delta    
  0.03%                                                                                    0.03%        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                                                            Percentage of voting rights                                                                                                                                        
  12,368,485                                                                                                                                                         5.78%                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
  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:                               
                                                                                                  
  13. Additional information:         BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team                
  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 Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  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 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 Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  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 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 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 (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 International Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  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 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 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 International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 

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 Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire 
 HUG#2004337

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