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28/04/2016 16:40

THE WEIR GROUP PLC 28 April 2016 Voting Results 
   
 
 The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 28
April 2016 at 2.30 pm.  All resolutions were passed on a poll with the
exception of resolutions 4 and 17.  Resolutions 22 to 24 were passed as
special resolutions. 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   No.                                                  Resolution                                                  VOTES FOR       %      VOTES AGAINST      %      VOTES  TOTAL    % of ISC VOTED    VOTES  WITHHELD   
     1   To receive and adopt the report and financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 1 January 2016              156,001,097    99.94           94,217     0.06     156,095,314            72.95%             29,821  
     2   To declare a dividend                                                                                       155,905,144    99.86          210,991     0.14     156,116,135            72.96%             13,000  
     3   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy)                148,724,820    95.30        7,337,581     4.70     156,062,401            72.93%             66,654  
     4   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                                                41,332,951    27.64      108,219,722    72.36     149,552,673            69.89%          6,576,461  
     5   To elect Dean Jenkins as a Director                                                                         152,535,554    97.75        3,511,119     2.25     156,046,673            72.93%             82,462  
     6   To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director                                                                     151,783,566    97.26        4,268,872     2.74     156,052,438            72.93%             76,697  
     7   To re-elect Keith Cochrane as a Director                                                                    148,981,434    95.47        7,062,738     4.53     156,044,172            72.93%             84,963  
     8   To re-elect Alan Ferguson as a Director                                                                     153,454,770    98.34        2,591,784     1.66     156,046,554            72.93%             82,581  
     9   To re-elect Melanie Gee as a Director                                                                       153,389,535    98.69        2,034,116     1.31     155,423,651            72.64%            705,484  
    10   To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director                                                                    154,005,416    98.69        2,039,907     1.31     156,045,323            72.93%             83,812  
    11   To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director                                                                  153,844,252    98.59        2,206,347     1.41     156,050,599            72.93%             78,536  
    12   To re-elect Richard Menell as a Director                                                                    153,861,353    98.60        2,185,562     1.40     156,046,915            72.93%             82,220  
    13   To re-elect John Mogford as a Director                                                                      154,033,896    98.71        2,013,922     1.29     156,047,818            72.93%             81,317  
    14   To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director                                                                       152,488,536    97.72        3,552,601     2.28     156,041,137            72.92%             87,998  
    15   To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors                                                           154,615,513    99.75          390,475     0.25     155,005,988            72.44%            931,486  
    16   To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors                              156,059,406    99.97           51,230     0.03     156,110,636            72.96%             18,070  
    17   To approve amendments to the LTIP rules to take account of the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy       41,513,164    27.76      108,025,192    72.24     149,538,356            69.89%          6,590,628  
    18   To approve amendments to the LTIP rules in relation to participants below Executive Director level          144,639,218    92.89       11,068,800     7.11     155,708,018            72.77%            421,017  
    19   To approve and adopt the rules of The Weir Group PLC 2016 UK Sharesave Scheme and US Sharesave Plan         151,534,936    97.18        4,404,812     2.82     155,939,748            72.88%            189,387  
    20   To authorise the Directors to offer a Scrip Dividend in place of a cash dividend                            155,906,675    99.98           36,886     0.02     155,943,561            72.88%            184,182  
    21   To renew the Directors' general authority to allot shares                                                   139,115,188    89.34       16,596,398    10.66     155,711,586            72.77%            411,744  
    22   To disapply, within certain limits, the statutory pre-emption rights arising on the allotment of shares     143,735,053    92.17       12,203,138     7.83     155,938,191            72.88%            184,639  
    23   To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares                                                 154,502,155    99.08        1,432,111     0.92     155,934,266            72.87%            189,064  
    24   To reduce the notice period for general meetings                                                            131,628,353    84.83       23,538,579    15.17     155,166,932            72.52%            956,396  
 
   
 
1Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been
included in the "for" total.2At close of business on 27 April 2016 there were
213,976,078 relevant shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  
 
   
 
 A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been
submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage
Mechanism which is located at https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 
 

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