Acquisition of Shares

Kier Group PLC
21 June 2007



                                                                    21 June 2007

                                 KIER GROUP PLC


Kier Group plc announces that on 21 June 2007 Matthew Barton (PDMR) acquired 500
ordinary shares of 1p each in the company, resulting in him having a total
beneficial interest in Kier Group plc of 782 ordinary shares of 1p each,
representing <0.01% of the company's issued share capital of 36,570,129 ordinary
shares of 1p each.

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