Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
21 September 2004


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                        Disclosure of Interest in Shares
                                                               21 September 2004

Further to a purchase of 329,600 shares in The Weir Group PLC dated 17th
September 2004 Newton Investment Management Limited now has an interest in
20,734,586 ordinary shares of 12.5p each, representing 10.06% of the total
capital in issue.




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