Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
11 May 2005


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 10 May 2005 the Trustee of the Kier Group All
Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £8.40 for
the beneficial ownership of the following:


Mr J Dodds:          15 shares
Miss D E Mattar:     15 shares
Mr R W Side:         15 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr J Dodds:         576,545 shares (1.62% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     57,925 shares (0.16% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        169,330 shares (0.47% of the issued share capital)

The current issued capital of Kier Group plc is: 35,654,457 shares


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