Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
03 June 2004


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                     3 June 2004

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp notified The
Weir Group PLC ('the Company') on 3 June 2004 that their material interest now
totalled a holding of 12,289,456 ordinary shares in the Company representing
6.01% of the Company's issued share capital as detailed in the table below, and
that such notification also comprised the interest of Edward C. Johnson III as a
principal shareholder of Fidelity and FMR Corp.

The notification of change is due to a purchase of 1,974,494 ordinary shares.
Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,550,220
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

   Holding      Management Company       Registered As

   361,983      Fidelity Management &    HSBC
                 Research Company
 4,371,057       Fidelity Investment     Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
                 Services Limited        Nominees Limited
   945,036       Fidelity Investment     Chase Nominees Ltd
                 Services Limited
    89,900        Fidelity Pension       Chase Nominees Ltd
                    Management
   116,900        Fidelity Pension       RBS Trust Bank
                    Management
    39,400        Fidelity Pension       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                    Management
    82,200        Fidelity Pension       Citibank
                    Management
   189,472        Fidelity Pension       Mellon Nominees Ltd
                    Management
   156,079        Fidelity Pension       Bank of New York London
                    Management
    86,800     Fidelity International    Bankers Trust
                      Limited
   552,700     Fidelity International    RBS Trust Bank
                      Limited
    60,400     Fidelity International    Citibank
                      Limited
   329,268     Fidelity International    Chase Manhattan Bank London
                      Limited
 3,289,638     Fidelity International    Bank of New York London
                      Limited
 1,153,478     Fidelity International    Northern Trust
                      Limited
    57,700     Fidelity International    State Street Bank & Trust
                      Limited
   319,145     Fidelity International    State Street Nominees Ltd
                      Limited
    78,300     Fidelity International    Mellon Bank
                      Limited
    10,000     Fidelity International    Deutsche Bank AG, London
                      Limited

12,289,456                               TOTAL



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