Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
18 October 2002

Kier Group plc (the "Company")

On 18 October 2002 Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust acquired through its
Trustee, RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited, 50,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in
the Company (the "shares") at a price of 480p per share for the purpose of the
Kier Group 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "L-TIP").

The following directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries under the
L-TIP, are therefore interested in the shares:

Mr C R W Busby

Mr J Dodds

Mr D Homer

Miss D E Mattar

Mr M P W Scarth


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