Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
07 September 2004

                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                7 September 2004

The Weir Group PLC (the 'Company') received notice on 7 September 2004 that, for
the purposes of Part IV of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), Prudential plc
and all of its subsidiary companies no longer have a notifiable interest in the
issued share capital of the Company.



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