Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
19 May 2005


DIRECTOR'S SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 19 May 2005 the following were allotted new
ordinary shares at a price of 862.2p per share instead of cash in respect of the
interim dividend for the year ending 30 June 2005:

Mr R W Side:      57 shares (Family trust: Non-beneficial interest)
Mr P T Warry:     61 shares


Following these transactions their total shareholdings were:

Mr R W Side:     169,387 shares - 0.47% of issued capital.
Mr P T Warry:      7,595 shares - 0.02% of issued capital.




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