Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
13 May 2002

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 10 May 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 710p for
the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 18 shares

Mr J Dodds - 18 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 18 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 18 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 601,503 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 546,042 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 405,099 shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 8,251 shares (0.02% of the issued share capital)




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