Total voting rights

The Weir Group PLC

                Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

                                                      31 October 2008

In  conformity   with  the   Transparency  Directive's   transitional
provision 6, The Weir  Group PLC would like  to notify the market  of
the following:

As at  today's  date,  the  Weir  Group  PLC's  capital  consists  of
212,589,019 ordinary shares of 12.5p  with voting rights.  There  are
2,424,704 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in The Weir Group PLC  is
210,164,315.

The above figure  (210,164,315) may  be used by  shareholders as  the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they
are required  to notify  their  interest in,  or  a change  to  their
interest in, The Weir Group PLC under the Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.


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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