Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
20 January 2004

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier group plc announces that on 15 January 2004 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £6.35
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby:        20 shares
Mr J Dodds:            20 shares
Mr R W Gregory:        20 shares
Miss D E Mattar:       20 shares
Mr R W Side            19 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr C R W Busby:        563,865 shares (1.59% of the issued share capital)
Mr J Dodds:            566,617 shares (1.60% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:         17,000 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:        33,763 shares (0.10% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side            156,691 shares (0.44% of the issued share capital)


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