Directorate Change

3 Jul 2006 13:26

Weir Group PLC03 July 2006 THE WEIR GROUP PLC 3 July 2006 Appointment of new Group Finance Director Further to the announcement made on 21 March 2006, The Weir Group PLC announcesthat Keith Cochrane joined the Group as Group Finance Director today. As at today's date Mr Cochrane holds 3,500 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in theWeir Group, in his own name. Disclosures under paragraph 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules: Keith Cochrane has held directorships in the following publicly quoted companyduring the past 5 years: Stagecoach Group PLC March 1996 - July 2002Scottish Power UK PLC June 2005 - June 2006 There are no details to be disclosed under Section 9.6.13 subsections 2, 3, 4,5, and 6 of the Listing Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange