Annual Report and Accounts

Weir Group PLC
05 April 2006


                              THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                                                                    5 April 2006


Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks to 30 December 2005,
Notice of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 10 May 2006 and Form of Proxy
have been posted today to Weir Group shareholders: The AGM Circular and the
accompanying Form of Proxy provide shareholders with details of how they may
register proxy votes for the AGM electronically.


The Weir Group PLC Annual Report 2005 will also be available on the Weir Group 
website on
http://www.weir.co.uk/Group/home.nsf/luPages/investors_ARA


Copies of the above documents have today been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority,
25 The North Colonnade,
Canary Wharf,
London
E14 5HS
Tel no 0207 676 1000






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