Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
17 March 2005


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                   17 March 2005

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp notified The
Weir Group PLC ('the Company') on 16 March 2005 that their material interest now
totalled a holding of 24,832,829 ordinary shares in the Company representing
12.01% 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 purchase of 25,693 ordinary shares.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 206,820,067
ordinary shares of GBP0125

 Holding               Management Company             Nominee/Registered Name
 2,411,100       Fidelity International Limited       Bank of New York, Europe
                                                      London Total
                                                                         
     5,220       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
10,143,164    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
    44,600     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
                                                                         
 2,472,979        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York
                                                      Brussels Total
                                                                         
   131,500        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York Europe
                                                      London Total
                                                                  
 3,727,561        Fidelity Pension Management         Northern Trust London
                                                      Total
 2,251,435        Fidelity Pension Management         State Street Bank & Trust
                                                      Co London Total
   142,400        Fidelity Pension Management         Clydesdale Bank PLC Total
                                                                        
   525,500        Fidelity Pension Management         Mellon Bank Total
                                                                       
   900,900        Fidelity Pension Management         J P Morgan Bournemouth
                                                      Total
24,832,829                                                               TOTAL




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