Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
09 September 2005


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                9 September 2005

Fidelity International Limited ('Fidelity') and FMR Corp notified The Weir Group
PLC ('the Company') on 9 September 2005 that their material interest now
totalled a holding of 22,477,990 ordinary shares in the Company representing
10.95% 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 III as a
principal shareholder of Fidelity and FMR Corp.

The notification of change is due to the sale of 186,649 ordinary shares.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 205,247,302
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

Holding                Management Company             Nominee/Registered Name

 1,860,100     Fidelity Investments International     Bank of New York Europe
                                                      London
   133,800       Fidelity International Limited       Bank of New York
                                                      Brussels
   306,300       Fidelity International Limited       Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      Ltd LUX
   247,300       Fidelity International Limited       JP Morgan Bournemouth
    71,300       Fidelity International Limited       National ASTL Bk
                                                      Melbourne
 9,595,174    Fidelity Investment Services Limited    JP Morgan Bournemouth
 1,638,155   Fidelity Management & Research Company   Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      and Co
    62,500     Fidelity Management Trust Company      Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                      and Co
    56,600     Fidelity Management Trust Company      JP Morgan Chase Bank
     6,615     Fidelity Management Trust Company      Mellon Bank N.A.
    41,600     Fidelity Management Trust Company      State Street Bank & Trust
                                                      Co
 3,132,413        Fidelity Pension Management         Northern Trust London
 1,916,579        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York
                                                      Brussels
 1,692,413        Fidelity Pension Management         State Street Bank & Trust
                                                      Co London
   131,500        Fidelity Pension Management         Bank of New York Europe
                                                      London
   122,800        Fidelity Pension Management         Citibank London
    76,200        Fidelity Pension Management         Clydesdale Bank PLC
   787,000        Fidelity Pension Management         JP Morgan Bournemouth
   599,641        Fidelity Pension Management         Mellon Bank

22,477,990                                                               TOTAL




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