Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
12 April 2005


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 11 April 2005 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £9.03 for
the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr J Dodds:         13 shares
Mr R W Gregory:     13 shares
Miss D E Mattar:    13 shares
Mr R W Side:        14 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr J Dodds:         576,530 shares (1.62% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:      25,431 shares (0.07% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     57,910 shares (0.16% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        154,068 shares (0.43% of the issued share capital)

The issued share capital of Kier Group plc is: 35,636,810




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