RNS Number : 7840X

Weir Group PLC

01 May 2019

1 May 2019

The Weir Group PLC

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Persons Closely Associated with them

The Weir Group PLC (the "Company") hereby announces that on 29 April 2019 the PDMR listed below exercised the performance award granted to him under The Weir Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan 2014.

PDMR	Shares vesting	Dividend equivalent shares received	Total shares exercised	Shares sold to cover tax liability	Total shares acquired
Ricardo Garib	51,361	2,933	54,294	0,00	54,294

This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation, further details below:

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

a)

Name

Ricardo Garib

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Divisional President, Weir Minerals

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

The Weir Group PLC

b)

LEI

549300KDR56WHY9I3D10

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

                      Identification code

Ordinary shares of 12.5p each fully paid

GB0009465807

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of award granted in 2016 under The Weir Group PLC Long Term Incentive Plan 2014. 

 c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

The shares sold to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting were disposed of at the price noted below:

PDMR	Price(s)	Volume(s)
-	-	-

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

N/A Single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

29 April 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON)

For further information, please contact:

Graham Vanhegan

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0141 308 3771

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