Holding(s) in Company

Weir Group PLC
25 January 2006


                               THE WEIR GROUP PLC
                                                                 25 January 2006

Fidelity International Limited ('FIL') and FMR Corp notified The Weir Group PLC
('the Company') on 25 January 2006 that their material interest now totalled a
holding of 16,141,592 ordinary shares in the Company representing 7.87% 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 6,416,882 ordinary shares.

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 205,207,119
ordinary shares of GBP0.125.

Holding      Management Company     Nominee/Registered Name

3,018,113            FPM            Northern Trust London
2,226,897            FPM            State Street Bank & Trust Co London
1,487,079            FPM            Bank of New York Brussels
1,053,200            FPM            JP Morgan Bournemouth
  562,241            FPM            Mellon Bank
  131,500            FPM            Bank of New York Europe London
  114,200            FPM            Citibank London
   69,100            FPM            Clydesdale Bank PLC
   52,700           FMTC            Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
   40,600           FMTC            JP Morgan Chase Bank
   30,000           FMTC            State Street Bank & Trust Co
  825,000           FMRCO           Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
4,216,562           FISL            JP Morgan Bournemouth
  271,800            FIL            JP Morgan Bournemouth
  133,800            FIL            Bank of New York Brussels
   59,700            FIL            National ASTL BK Melbourne
    4,100            FIL            Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX
1,845,000            FII            Bank of New York Europe London

 16141592                           TOTAL




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