Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
09 December 2003


Kier Group plc announces that on 9 December 2003 the following were allotted new
ordinary shares at a price of 629.3p per share instead of cash in respect of the
final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2003:

Mr C R W Busby and Mrs M L Busby:      6,565 shares
Mr R W Gregory and Mrs A M Gregory:      350 shares
Mr P T Warry:                            128 shares

Following these transactions the beneficial holdings of the above mentioned
directors were:

Director            Total Beneficial                         Percentage of
                             Holding                        Issued Capital

Mr C R W Busby        562,727 shares                                 1.59%
Mr R W Gregory         16,952 shares                                 0.05%
Mr P T Warry            7,340 shares                                 0.02%



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