Additional Listing

Weir Group PLC
16 March 2007


                               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 1,450,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each
('shares') to be admitted to the Official List.


It is expected that admission will be granted on 20 March 2007 and that trading
will commence 21 March 2007.


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

The Group Long-term Incentive Plan                    1,000,000

The Executive Share Option Scheme 1994                  450,000


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


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