Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
27 January 2003

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 24 January 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 460p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 27 shares

Mr J Dodds - 27 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 27 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 27 shares

Mr R W Side - 27 shares

Total holdings following this notification:

Mr Busby - 625,880 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 566,330 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 432,193 shares (1.3% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 26,718 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Side  - 155,980 shares (0.4% of the issued share capital)


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