Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
02 December 2004


Kier Group plc - Awards under Long Term Incentive Plan

On 1 December 2004 the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit
Trust made conditional awards to directors of Kier Group plc under the Kier
Group 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan of contingent rights to receive the
following number of ordinary shares in Kier Group plc, based on a closing
mid-market price of 699p per share:

Mr J Dodds:        33,798 shares

Miss D E Mattar:   24,141 shares

Mr R W Side:       24,141 shares

Mr R W Gregory:    23,068 shares

Mr R W Simkin:     23,068 shares


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