Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
16 December 2003

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 12 December 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £6.45
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:        20 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr C R W Busby:       563,836 shares   (1.59% of the issued share capital)
Mr J Dodds:           566,588 shares   (1.60% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:        16,971 shares   (0.05% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:       33,734 shares   (0.10% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:          156,667 shares   (0.44% of the issued share capital)



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