Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
04 May 2004


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                     04 May 2004
The Weir Group PLC ('the Company') received notice dated 4 May 2004 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 7,408,742 shares (3.62%).
The notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest
holding from 4.02% to 3.62%.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,846,730
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.
Company/       Registered As     Beneficial Holder               Holding
Fund           ----------------  -------------   -----------  ----------
-------------

Sun Life
Assurance
Society Plc    HSBC Global       Sun Life Assurance Society     2,948,414
               Custody Nominee   Plc
               (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)   a/c 776934
----------------  -----------   -------------   ----------   -------------
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd
A/c X          HSBC Global       Sun Life Unit Assurance           600,000
               Custody Nominee   Ltd
               (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)   a/c 867050
----------------  -------------   -----------------------      ------------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management     Smith &           Sun Life Pensions                  1,300
Ltd            Williamson        Management Ltd
               Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)   a/c S66
----------------  -------------   -------------   ----------   -----------
Sun Life
Pensions
Management     BNY (OCS)         Sun Life Pensions                  36,350
Ltd            Nominees          Management Ltd
               Limited
(Beneficial)
----------------   -------------   ---------- ---------------  ------------
AXA Sun Life
plc (frmly
Axa
Equity & Law
Life           Axa Sun Life      AXA Sun Life plc (frmly          3,822,678
Assurance      plc               Axa Equity & Law Life
Society plc)                     Assurance Society plc)
(Beneficial)
----------------   -------------   ----------    -------------  -----------



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