Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
14 April 2005


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                   14 April 2005

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp notified The
Weir Group PLC ('the Company') on 12 April 2005 that their material interest now
totalled a holding of 23,589,061 ordinary shares in the Company representing
11.39% 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 lll as
principal shareholder of Fidelity and FMR Corp.

The notification of change is due to a sale of 1,243,768 ordinary shares.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 207,032,988
ordinary shares of GBP0125

 Holding               Management Company             Nominee/Registered Name

 2,014,000       Fidelity International Limited       Bank of New York, Europe
                                                      London Total
                                                                         

     5,600       Fidelity International Limited       Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      Ltd LUX Total
                                                                         

   185,300       Fidelity International Limited       J P Morgan Bournemouth
                                                      Total

    56,100       Fidelity International Limited       National ASTL BK
                                                      Melbourne Total
                                                                         

 9,808,264    Fidelity Investment Services Limited    J P Morgan Bournemouth
                                                      Total

 1,519,555   Fidelity Management & Research Company   Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      and Co Total
                                                                         

    20,000   Fidelity Management & Research Company   Citibank N.A. Total

    46,500     Fidelity Management Trust Company      Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      and Co Total
                                                                         

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

    42,300     Fidelity Management Trust Company      J P Morgan Chase Bank
                                                      Total     

    31,000     Fidelity Management Trust Company      State Street Bank & Trust
                                                      Co Total
                                                                         

   212,000        Fidelity Pension Management         Citibank London Total
                                                                         

 2,236,579        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York
                                                      Brussels Total
                                                                         

   131,500        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York Europe
                                                      London Total
                                                                         

 3,597,213        Fidelity Pension Management         Northern Trust London
                                                      Total

 2,121,935        Fidelity Pension Management         State Street Bank & Trust
                                                      Co London Total

   134,300        Fidelity Pension Management         Clydesdale Bank PLC
                                                      Total
   467,500        Fidelity Pension Management         Mellon Bank Total
                                                                         
   949,200        Fidelity Pension Management         J P Morgan Bournemouth
                                                                         Total

23,589,061                                                               TOTAL


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