Director/PDMR Shareholding

Weir Group PLC
04 April 2006



          NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING
                 MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS



This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
    shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
    shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 
    24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/
    person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 
    and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
    relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should 
    complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.


 1.  Name of the issuer                   2.  State whether the notification
                                              relates to (i) a transaction
                                              notified in accordance with DR
                                              3.1.4R(1)(a); or
     THE WEIR GROUP PLC                       (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a
                                              disclosure made in accordance with
                                              section 324 (as extended by
                                              section 328) of the Companies Act
                                              1985; or
                                              (iii) both (i) and (ii)
                                              (iii) BOTH

 3.  Name of person discharging           4.  State whether notification relates
     managerial responsibilities/             to a person connected with a
     director                                 person discharging managerial
                                              responsibilities/director named in
                                              3 and identify the connected
                                              person
     (1) MARK WAYNE SELWAY                    NO
     (2) ALAN WALLACE FERNIE MITCHELSON
     (3) PHILIP JOHN CLIFTON
     (4) STEPHEN BIRD
     (5) SCOT SMITH
     (6) STEPHEN ANTHONY SIMONE

 5.  Indicate whether the notification    6.  Description of shares (including
     is in respect of a holding of the        class), debentures or derivatives
     person referred to in 3 or 4 above       or financial instruments relating
     or in respect of a non-beneficial        to shares
     interest
                                              ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

 7.  Name of registered shareholders(s)   8.  State the nature of the
     and, if more than one, the number        transaction
     of shares held by each of them

 9.  Number of shares, debentures or     10.  Percentage of issued class
     financial instruments relating to        acquired (treasury shares of that
     shares acquired                          class should not be taken into
                                              account when calculating
                                              percentage)

11.  Number of shares, debentures or     12.  Percentage of issued class
     financial instruments relating to        disposed (treasury shares of that
     shares disposed                          class should not be taken into
                                              account when calculating
                                              percentage)

13.  Price per share or value of         14.  Date and place of transaction
     transaction

15.  Total holding following             16.  Date issuer informed of
     notification and total percentage        transaction
     holding following notification (any
     treasury shares should not be taken
     into account when calculating
     percentage)

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17.  Date of grant                       18.  Period during which or date on
                                              which it can be exercised
     4 APRIL 2006                             3 YEAR PLAN CYCLE UNDER THE GROUP
                                              LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, THE
                                              SHARES CANNOT VEST BEFORE 4 APRIL
                                              2009

19.  Total amount paid (if any) for      20.  Description of shares or
     grant of the option                      debentures involved (class and
                                              number)
     NIL                                      (1) MARK W SELWAY         144,764
                                              (2) ALAN W F MITCHELSON    54,062
                                              (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON       38,853
                                              (4) STEPHEN BIRD           30,290
                                              (5) SCOT SMITH             33,973
                                              (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE       28,982

21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22.  Total number of shares or
     grant) or indication that price is       debentures over which options held
     to be fixed at the time of               following notification
     exercise
     NIL                                      (1) MARK W SELWAY         396,586
                                              (2) ALAN W F MITCHELSON   134,153
                                              (3) PHILIP J CLIFTON       83,169
                                              (4) STEPHEN BIRD           30,290
                                              (5) SCOT SMITH            170,552
                                              (6) STEPHEN A SIMONE      115,322

23.  Any additional information          24   Name of contact and telephone
                                              number for queries
                                              FRANCES MCCAW
                                              0141 308 3737

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification
..................                  FRANCES MCCAW....


Date of notification ...............4 April 2006.................


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