Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
27 May 2003

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 22 May 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 497.8287p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 25 shares

Mr J Dodds - 25 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 25 shares

Mr R W Side - 25 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 630,552 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 566,439 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 29,153 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Side - 156,088 shares (0.4% of the issued share capital)


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