Director Shareholding

Weir Group PLC
01 April 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2. Name of director

CHRISTOPHER JOHN RICKARD

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)

N/A

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

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

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

N/A

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

N/A

14. Date company informed

N/A

15. Total holding following this notification

N/A

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

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

17. Date of grant

1 APRIL 2005

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

RELEASE DATE - APRIL 2008

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

39,453

(MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENT 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

SHARES 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

259,585

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

1 APRIL 2005

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