Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
15 November 2004


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC

                        Disclosure of Interest in Shares

                                                                15 November 2004

Further to sales totalling 1,064,563 shares in The Weir Group PLC dated 10th and
11th November 2004 Newton Investment Management Limited now has an interest in
20,026,143 ordinary shares of 12.5p each, representing 9.7% of the total capital
in issue.




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