Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
01 October 2004


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                  1 October 2004


The Weir Group PLC (the 'Company') received notice on 1 October 2004 that, for
the purposes of Part IV of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), AXA S.A. and its
Group subsidiaries no longer have a notifiable interest in the issued share
capital of the Company.

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