Directors' Dealings

WEIR GROUP PLC
27 July 1999

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
WILLIAM HARKNESS

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR'S NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDING

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
THE WEIR GROUP PLC EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST ( OF WHICH MR. HARKNESS IS A
TRUSTEE )

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
NOT APPLICABLE

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 SIMULTANEOUS DISPOSAL OF SHARES BY TRUST NAMED IN 4 ABOVE

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
109,067

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.05%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
109,067

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.05%

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P

12  Price per share:
ACQUIRED AT 269P PER SHARE ; DISPOSAL AT PRICES BETWEEN 188P AND 249P / SHARE

13  Date of transaction:
27/7/99

14  Date company informed:
27/7/99

15  Total holding following this notification:
NON-BENEFICIAL - NIL ; BENEFICIAL HOLDING UNCHANGED BY THE ABOVE EVENTS

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
NON-BENEFICIAL - NIL

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
M. J. KELLY, GROUP SOLICITOR

24  Contact telephone number:
0141 308 3745

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
M. J. KELLY, GROUP SOLICITOR

Additional Information: