Directors' Dealings

Weir Group PLC
10 December 1999



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
THE WEIR GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
DUNCAN WHYTE

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
(A) DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING
(B) DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE'S HOLDING

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
(A) DUNCAN WHYTE
(B) MARION WHYTE

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
NOT APPLICABLE

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
ACQUISITION OF SHARES

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
(A) 3,500    (B) 4,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.002% IN EACH CASE

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
-

10  Percentage of issued class:
-

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

12  Price per share:
232P PER SHARE

13  Date of transaction:
10TH DECEMBER 1999

14  Date company informed:
10TH DECEMBER 1999

15  Total holding following this notification:
12,500

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.0065%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
-

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
-

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
-

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
-

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
-

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
-

23  Contact name for queries:
MALCOLM KELLY

24  Contact telephone number:
0141 308 3745

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MALCOLM KELLY