Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
11 March 2005


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 10 March 2005 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £8.97 for
the beneficial ownership of the following:

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

Following these transactions their holdings were:


Mr J Dodds:         576,517 shares (1.62% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:      27,918 shares (0.08% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     45,897 shares (0.13% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        154,054 shares (0.43% of the issued share capital)

The issued share capital of Kier Group plc is: 35,624,634




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