Additional Listing

Weir Group PLC
11 April 2006



                               The Weir Group Plc

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Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 1,000,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each
('shares') to be admitted to the Official List.

It is expected that admission will be granted on 12 April 2006 and that trading
will commence 13 April 2006.

These shares are being reserved under block listings and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share awards pursuant to the following schemes:

                  Scheme                                                 Shares
Executive Share Option Scheme 1994                                      500,000
Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1991                                250,000
Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2001                                250,000

When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary
shares.


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