Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
22 October 2003

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 14 October 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 657.64p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby                                      -   19 shares
Mr J Dodds                                          -   19 shares
Mr R W Gregory                                      -  19 shares
Miss D E Mattar                                     -   19 shares
Mr R W Side                                         -   19 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby     -        557,140 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)
Mr  Dodds    -       566,547 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)
Mr Gregory   -         16,580 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)
Miss Mattar  -         33,693 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)
Mr Side      -       156,626 shares (0.4% of the issued share capital)


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