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Weir Group PLC 23 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: The Weir Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) Other (please specify): Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13 (Yes) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): See under Section 9. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): Revised due to DTR rules 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible using the Number of Number of voting ISIN CODE shares Rights GB0009465807 2,877,573 2,877,573 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of voting using the ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0009465807 2,877,573 1.38% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,877,573 1.38% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), Investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. Shares Held Nominee Management Company 176,335 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FPM 653,400 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 148,600 MELLON BANK FPM 343,800 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 805,483 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 724,800 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 6,755 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 18,400 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 22 March 2007. 14. Contact name: Sophie Hughes 15. Contact: fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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