Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
23 November 2004


                         THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                23 November 2004

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp notified The
Weir Group PLC ('the Company') on 23 November 2004 that their material interest
now totalled a holding of 18,582,822 ordinary shares in the Company representing
9.08% 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 2,204,073 ordinary shares.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 204,550,200 
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

   Holding    Management Company            Nominee/Registered Name

 1,853,400    Fidelity International        Bank of New York Europe London Total 
              Limited          

 8,160,808    Fidelity Investment Services  JP Morgan Bournemouth Total
              Limited 

 1,319,555    Fidelity Management &         Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 
              Research Company    

    10,215    Fidelity Management Trust     Mellon Bank N.A. Total
              Company 

   166,100    Fidelity Pension Management   Citibank London Total

 1,785,079    Fidelity Pension Management   Bank of New York Brussels Total

   103,500    Fidelity Pension Management   Bank of New York Europe London Total 

 2,591,300    Fidelity Pension Management   Northern Trust London Total

 1,197,865    Fidelity Pension Management   State Street Bank & Trust Co London 
                                            Total 

    65,300    Fidelity Pension Management   Clydesdale Bank PLC Total

   328,400    Fidelity Pension Management   Mellon Bank Total

 1,001,300    Fidelity Pension Management   JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 

18,582,822                                  TOTAL



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