Weir Group Regulatory News (WEIR)

4 Apr 2006 17:46

Weir Group PLC04 April 2006 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 the shares 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 the shares 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 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 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 relates managerial responsibilities/ to a person connected with a director person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person (1) MARK WAYNE SELWAY NO (2) ALAN WALLACE FERNIE MITCHELSON (3) PHILIP JOHN CLIFTON (4) STEPHEN BIRD (5) SCOT SMITH (6) STEPHEN ANTHONY SIMONE 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 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 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) 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) 13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction transaction 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) 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 4 APRIL 2006 3 YEAR PLAN CYCLE UNDER THE GROUP LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, THE SHARES CANNOT VEST BEFORE 4 APRIL 2009 19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or grant of the option debentures involved (class and number) NIL (1) MARK W SELWAY 144,764 (2) ALAN W F MITCHELSON 54,062 (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON 38,853 (4) STEPHEN BIRD 30,290 (5) SCOT SMITH 33,973 (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE 28,982 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22. Total number of shares or grant) or indication that price is debentures over which options held to be fixed at the time of following notification exercise NIL (1) MARK W SELWAY 396,586 (2) ALAN W F MITCHELSON 134,153 (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON 83,169 (4) STEPHEN BIRD 30,290 (5) SCOT SMITH 170,552 (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE 115,322 23. Any additional information 24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries FRANCES MCCAW 0141 308 3737 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification.................. FRANCES MCCAW.... Date of notification ...............4 April 2006................. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange