Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
02 October 2002





Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 1 October 2002 the following acquired ordinary
shares at no cost to themselves as the result of the vesting terms of the Kier
Group 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan:

Mr C R W Busby -     23,601     shares

Mr J Dodds -          16,237     shares

Mr D Homer -          16,048     shares

Miss D E Mattar     -      7,116     shares

Mr M P W Scarth      -     17,181     shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby -      625,318     shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds -      566,214     shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Homer -       73,349     shares (0.2% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar -      22,382     shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth -      425,181     shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)


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