Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
22 July 2004



Kier Group plc


DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS


Kier Group plc announces that on 19 July 2004 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £6.83 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:      18 shares


Following these transactions their holdings were:


Mr C R W Busby: 564,037 shares (1.59% of the issued share capital)

Mr J Dodds:     566,737 shares (1.60% of the issued share capital)

Mr R W Gregory:  17,261 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)

Miss D E Mattar: 34,168 shares (0.10% of the issued share capital)

Mr R W Side:    153,841 shares (0.43% of the issued share capital)

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