Additional Listing

Weir Group PLC
29 November 2004

                               The Weir Group Plc
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Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 500,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each
('shares') to be admitted to the Official List.


It is expected that admission will be granted on 1 December 2004 and that
trading will commence 2 December 2004.


These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share awards pursuant to the following schemes:

             Schemes                                                   Shares
Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1991                               100,000
Executive Share Option Scheme 1994                                     400,000


When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary
shares.


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