Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
14 September 2004

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 13 September 2004 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £7.05
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby:     17 shares
Mr J Dodds:         17 shares
Mr R W Gregory:     17 shares
Miss D E Mattar:    17 shares
Mr R W Side:        18 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr C R W Busby:     564,072 shares (1.59% of the issued share capital)
Mr J Dodds:         566,772 shares (1.60% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:      17,296 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     34,203 shares (0.10% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        153,877 shares (0.43% of the issued share capital)



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