Long-Term Incentive Plan

Costain Group PLC
14 October 2002


                               COSTAIN GROUP PLC

                            Long-Term Incentive Plan


Costain Group plc (the 'Company') announces details of awards in the form of
options with an exercise price of £1 per exercise (whether on exercise of the
entire award or any part of it) over 2,047,833 ordinary shares of 10p each made
on 11 October 2002 under the Costain Group PLC Long-Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP
').  The awards can only be exercised on the achievement of specified
performance conditions after the end of the Company's financial year ending 31
December 2005.  Awards were made to the following Executive Directors:


Name                                                   Number of shares subject to award

Stuart J Doughty, Chief Executive                      387,481
Charles J McCole, Finance Director                     208,643


Other awards were made on 11 October 2002 under the LTIP to employees who are
not Executive Directors of the Company.



                                                                 14 October 2002




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