Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
27 August 2003

Kier Group plc



DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS



Kier Group plc announces that on 19 August 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 600p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:



Mr C R W Busby                                      -   21 shares

Mr J Dodds                                          -   21 shares

Mr R W Gregory                                      -   21 shares

Miss D E Mattar                                     -   21 shares

Mr R W Side                                         -   21 shares



Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:



Mr Busby                                            -        606,279 shares
(1.7% of the issued share capital)

Mr  Dodds                                           -       566,509 shares
(1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Gregory                                          -         16,461 shares
(0.05% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar                                         -         29,874 shares
(0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Side                                             -       152,806 shares
(0.4% of the issued share capital)




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