Director Shareholding

Weir Group PLC
11 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2) Name of director

SIR ROBERT SMITH

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

HOLDING IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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 ROBERT SMITH


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 OF SHARES

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

20,000

8) Percentage of issued class

INSIGNIFICANT

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A


10) Percentage of issued class


N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

12) Price per share

181P

13) Date of transaction

11 OCTOBER 2002

14) Date company informed

11 OCTOBER 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

SIR ROBERT SMITH 50,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

INSIGNIFICANT

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

17) Date of grant

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

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


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

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


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

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..11 OCTOBER 2002


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