Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
10 August 2005


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 10 August 2005 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £9.30
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr J Dodds:         14 shares
Miss D E Mattar:    14 shares
Mr R W Side:        13 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr J Dodds:         576,593 shares (1.62% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     57,973 shares (0.16% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        168,082 shares (0.47% of the issued share capital)

The issued share capital of Kier Group plc is: 35,687,844



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