Director Shareholding

Weir Group PLC
11 June 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2. Name of director
ALAN WALLACE FERNIE MITCHELSON

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)
ALAN WALLACE FERNIE MITCHELSON            3,071

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 AND GRANT OF CONDITIONAL AWARDS UNDER THE WEIR GROUP
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
3,071

8. Percentage of issued class
INSIGNIFICANT

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
NIL

10. Percentage of issued class
INSIGNIFICANT

11. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

12. Price per share
310P

13. Date of transaction
11 JUNE 2004

14. Date company informed
11 JUNE 2004

15. Total holding following this notification
42,392

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
11 JUNE 2004

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
RELEASE DATE - JUNE 2007

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

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

47,166

(SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS AS DEFINED IN THE RULES OF THE PLAN)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
SHARE ARE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BUT SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS AS
DEFINED IN THE RULES

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
138,510

23. Any additional information
...............................................................

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
FRANCES McCAW 0141 308 2065

25. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
FRANCES McCAW

Date of Notification
11 JUNE 2004

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