Weir Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1952F)

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RNS Number : 1952F

Weir Group PLC

05 March 2020

5 March 2020

The Weir Group PLC

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

The Weir Group PLC (the "Company") hereby announces that the PDMR noted below transferred 3,582 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in the Company for nil consideration from his nominee account with Stocktrade, to a nominee account in the name of his spouse, Rachel Stanton (PCA), also held with Stocktrade. Following the transfer, the PDMR's beneficial interest in the Company remains unchanged.

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                                                 Jon Stanton 
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 2.    Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                                            Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification/                           Initial Notification 
        Amendment 
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 3.    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                             The Weir Group PLC 
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 b)    LEI                                             549300KDR56WHY9I3D10 
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 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 
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 a)    Description of                  Ordinary shares of 12.5p each fully paid 
        the financial                   GB0009465807 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
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 b)    Nature of the                   Transfer of 3,582 ordinary shares in the 
        transaction                     Company from a nominee account held with 
                                        Stocktrade in the name of Jon Stanton (PDMR), 
                                        to a nominee account with Stocktrade held 
                                        in the name of the PDMR's spouse Rachel 
                                        Stanton (PCA). 
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  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                            Nil          3,582 
                                                    ---------- 
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 d)         Aggregated information     N/A Single transaction 
              *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
              *    Price 
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 e)    Date of the transaction         5 March 2020 
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 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON) 
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For further information, please contact:

Graham Vanhegan

Company Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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