Director Shareholding

Weir Group PLC
22 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2) Name of director

SIR RONALD GARRICK

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

DIRECTOR'S OWN BENEFICIAL HOLDING

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

SIR RONALD GARRICK


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SHARES

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

305,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.15%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

260,000

10) Percentage of issued class

0.13%

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

12) Price per share

307.5P (DISPOSAL)

13) Date of transaction

21 MAY 2002

14) Date company informed

21 MAY 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

SIR RONALD GARRICK 62,416


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.03%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant
4 OCTOBER 1994

31 MARCH 1995
9 APRIL 1996

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
FROM 4 OCTOBER 1997 TO 4 OCTOBER 2004

FROM 31 MARCH 1998 TO 31 MARCH 2005
FROM 9 APRIL 1999 TO 9 APRIL 2006

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NIL


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
125,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P
100,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P

80,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
261P

234P

246P

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
NIL

23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

FRANCES MCCAW 0141 308 2065

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


FRANCES MCCAW


Date of Notification. 21 MAY 2002



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