Additional Listing

Weir Group PLC
21 March 2001





     21 March 2001





                              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 500,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each
('shares') to be admitted to the Official List.It is expected that admission
will be granted on 23 March 2001 and that dealings will commence 26 March
2001.

These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share options pursuant to the following schemes:
 
                             Scheme                                  Shares
             Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1991                500,000

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