Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
26 April 2002


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 22 April 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 670p for
the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 19 shares

Mr J Dodds - 19 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 19 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 19 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 601,485 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 546,024 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 405,081 shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 8,233 shares (0.02% of the issued share capital)




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