Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
09 July 2003


Kier Group plc announces that on 8th July 2003 certain directors were allotted
Ordinary Shares in the Company following the exercise of Options under the Kier
Group Sharesave Scheme, at an Exercise Price of 250p per share as follows:

                             
                    Shares     Total Holding Following     Percentage of Issued
Director          Allotted           This Notification            Share Capital

Gregory, Robert        651                      16,417                   0.046%
William

Mattar, Deena          651                      29,830                   0.084%
Elizabeth

Side, Richard          651                     156,763                   0.444%
William








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