Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
21 October 2002

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 15 October 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 440p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 28 shares

Mr J Dodds - 28 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 28 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 28 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 625,346 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 566,242 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 425,209 shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 22,410 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)



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