Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

20 Mar 2008 17:32

Weir Group PLC20 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby DR 3.1.4R(1). (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to theshares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating theshares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrumentrelating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should completeboxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or THE WEIR GROUP PLC (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iii) BOTH 3. Name of person discharging 4. State whether notification managerial responsibilities/ relates to a person connected director with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/ director named in 3 and identify the connected person (1) ALAN MITCHELSON NO (2) KEITH COCHRANE (3) PHILIP CLIFTON (4) STEPHEN BIRD (5) SCOT SMITH (6) STEPHEN SIMONE (7) STEVE NOON 5. Indicate whether the notification 6. Description of shares (including is in respect of a holding of the class), debentures or derivatives person referred to in 3 or 4 above or financial instruments relating or in respect of a non-beneficial to shares interest 3 ABOVE ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) 8. State the nature of the and, if more than one, the number transaction of shares held by each of them (1) ALAN MITCHELSON 98441 PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER THE GROUP LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (2) KEITH COCHRANE 5185 (3) PHILIP CLIFTON 9527 (4) STEPHEN BIRD 1613 (5) SCOT SMITH 37583 (6) STEPHEN SIMONE 41592 (7) STEVE NOON nil 9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating to acquired (treasury shares of that shares acquired class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) (1) ALAN W F MITCHELSON 3589 N/A (2) KEITH COCHRANE 4638 (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON 1613 (4) STEPHEN BIRD 1764 (5) SCOT SMITH 1471 (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE 1072 (7) STEVE NOON 971 11. Number of shares, debentures or 12. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating to disposed (treasury shares of that shares disposed class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NIL N/A 13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction transaction 720.5p 20 MARCH 2008 15. Total holding following 16. Date issuer informed of notification and total percentage transaction holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) (1) ALAN W F MITCHELSON 102030 20 MARCH 2008 (2) KEITH COCHRANE 9823 (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON 11140 (4) STEPHEN BIRD 3377 (5) SCOT SMITH 39054 (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE 42664 (7) STEVE NOON 971 If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant 20. Description of shares or of the option debentures involved (class and number) 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22. Total number of shares or grant) or indication that price is to debentures over which options be fixed at the time of exercise held following notification 23. Any additional information 24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries FRANCES MCCAW 0141 308 3737Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification ..................FRANCES MCCAW................................................. Date of notification ...............20 March 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange