Annual Report and Accounts

Weir Group PLC
08 April 2005


                                THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                                                                    8 April 2005


Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts for the 53 weeks to 31 December 2004,
Notice of AGM to be held on 11 May 2005 and Form of Proxy are being 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.

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of the AGM may be viewed 
within the 'Investors' section of the Company's website at www.weir.co.uk.

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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