Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
15 March 2005


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                   15 March 2005

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp submitted an
amended notification on 14 March 2005 to The Weir Group PLC ('the Company') that
their material interest now totalled a holding of 24,807,136 ordinary shares in
the Company representing 11.99% 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.

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
   127,500       Fidelity International Limited       J P Morgan Bournemouth
                                                                         Total
    28,100       Fidelity International Limited       National ASTL BK
                                                      Melbourne
                                                                         Total
10,220,771    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
    29,900     Fidelity Management Trust Company      Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      and Co
                                                                         Total
    10,215     Fidelity Management Trust Company      Mellon Bank N.A. total
    27,900     Fidelity Management Trust Company      J P Morgan Chase Bank
                                                                         Total
    20,500     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
 3,755,161        Fidelity Pension Management         Northern Trust London
                                                                         Total
 2,245,935        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
24,807,136                                                               TOTAL





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