Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
22 May 2006


Kier Group plc

On 22 May 2006 the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust acquired through its
Trustee, RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited, 10,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in
the Company at a price of 1512p per share for the purpose of the Kier Group 1999
Long Term Incentive Plan.

The following directors/PDMRs of the Company, being potential beneficiaries
under the Long Term Incentive Plan, are therefore interested in the shares:

Mr J Dodds
Miss D E Mattar
Mr I M Lawson
Mr M P Sheffield
Mr R W Side
Mr R W Simkin
Mr M D Barton (PDMR)
Mr P J Staniland (PDMR)



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