Company Secretary Change

Keith Ruddock, General Counsel and Company Secretary of The Weir Group PLC, will retire from the Group at the end of 2015. Keith has served as a member of the Group Executive since his appointment to the role in 2012. The Board would like to thank Keith for his contribution to the success of the Group and wish him well in the future.

A recruitment process to identify a new General Counsel and Company Secretary is underway and a separate announcement will be made in due course.

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About The Weir Group PLC

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is based in Glasgow, Scotland and is one of the world's leading engineering businesses. Weir designs, manufactures and services innovative solutions which make our minerals, oil and gas and power customers more efficient. This is recognised in the global leadership positions we have developed in our core markets.

The Group aims to be a partner of choice to our customers with a worldwide network of around 200 manufacturing facilities and service centres. The business has a presence in more than 70 countries, with over 15,000 people around the world working in three divisions: Minerals; Oil & Gas; and Power & Industrial.

Annual revenues were more than £2.4 billion in 2014, of which almost two thirds came from the provision of services and aftermarket support.

Enquiries:

Investors: Stephen Christie

+44 (0) 141 637 7111

Media: Raymond Buchanan / Ross Easton

+44 (0) 771 326 1447 / +44 (0) 7920 190 994

Brunswick: Patrick Handley / Nina Coad

+44 (0) 20 7404 5959

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