Share Plan Treasury Shares

Weir Group PLC
21 August 2007


                               The Weir Group PLC

                          Transfer of Treasury Shares


The Weir Group PLC ('the Company') announces that on 21 August 2007, 13,742
ordinary shares of 12.5p each held as treasury shares were transferred to
participants to satisfy awards granted on 11 June 2004 under the Group Long-Term
Incentive Plan.

Following the above transfer, the Company now holds 2,884,288 ordinary shares in
treasury and has 209,161,302 ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares).



For further information contact:

Frances McCaw
Assistant Company Secretary
The Weir Group PLC


Registered office:
Clydesdale Bank Exchange
20 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6DB

Tel: [phone]



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