Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
23 October 2006


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                                                                 23 October 2006



Fidelity International Limited ('FIL') and FMR Corp notified The Weir Group PLC
('the Company') on 20 October 2006 that their material interest totalled on 19
October 2006 a holding of 12,187,989 ordinary shares in the Company representing
5.96% 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 FIL and FMR Corp.


The notification of change is due to the sale of 1,847,821 ordinary shares.


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,583,341
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

Holding         Management Company   Nominee/Registered Name

     95,500            FPM           JP Morgan Bournemouth
  1,180,700            FPM           JP Morgan Bournemouth
    844,197            FPM           State Street Bank & Trust Co London
    783,113            FPM           Northern Trust London
    328,341            FPM           Mellon Bank
    117,800            FPM           Bank of New York Brussels
     52,400            FMTC          JP Morgan Chase Bank
     39,100            FMTC          State Street Bank & Trust Co
  5,821,200           FMRCO          JP Morgan Chase Bank
    500,000           FMRCO          Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
    859,083            FISL          JP Morgan Bournemouth
    716,200            FIL           JP Morgan Bournemouth
    103,000            FIL           National ASTL BK Melbourne
     77,200            FIL           Bank of New York Brussels
      9,055            FIL           Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX
    661,100            FII           Bank of New York Europe London

 12,187,989                          TOTAL




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