Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
22 July 2003

                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                                                                    22 July 2003


The Weir Group PLC ('the Company') received notice dated 18 July 2003 that, for
the purposes of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), AXA S.A. and its group
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of the Company
as detailed in the table below.


These shares represent a beneficial interest of 10,415,174 shares (5.10%) and a
non-beneficial interest of 2,829 shares (0.00%).


The notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest
holding from 4.81% to 5.10%.


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,176,023
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

Company/ Fund        Registered Holder    Beneficial Holder                  Holding              % Holding
AXA UK Investment Co HSBC Global Custody  Trustees of AXA UK                   2,829                 0.00
ICVC UK Tracker Fund Nominee (UK) Limited Investment Co ICVC UK
                                          Tracker Fund
                     a/c 845315
Sun Life Assurance   HSBC Global Custody  Sun Life Assurance               3,735,271                 1.83
Society Plc          Nominee (UK) Limited Society Plc

                     a/c 776934
Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody  Sun Life Unit                      600,000                 0.29
Assurance Ltd A/c X  Nominee (UK) Limited Assurance Ltd

                     a/c 867050
Sun Life Pensions    Smith & Williamson   Sun Life Pensions                    1,300                 0.00
Management Ltd       Nominees Ltd         Management Ltd

                     a/c S66
Sun Life Pensions    BNY (OCS) Nominees   Sun Life Pensions                   11,800                 0.01
Management Ltd       Limited              Management Ltd
Sun Life             Sun Life             Sun Life                           100,000                 0.05
International (IOM)  International Isle   International (IOM)
Ltd                  of Man Limited       Ltd

                     a/c SLI11
AXA Sun Life plc     AXA Sun Life plc     AXA Sun Life plc                 5,966,803                 2.92



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