Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
22 August 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Kier Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Barclays PLC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Shareholder in (2)

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      144,883
Barclays Trust Co As Exec/ADM C                                            200
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      550
BNP Paribas                                                              3,411
Boiss Nominees Limited 4224361 Account                                  33,317
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account                                    17,711
Chase Nominees Limited 20947 Account                                   854,241
Chase Nominees Limited 21359 Account                                    10,342
Chase Nominees Limited 28270 Account                                    25,882
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            2,712
Investors Bank And Trust Co                                            206,403
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account                                  10,573
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 Account                                  52,029
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 Account                                  10,502
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 Account                                  10,665
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 Account                                 144,699
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account                                 161,169
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account                                  22,227
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                   23,412
Mellon Trust U S Custodian                                               5,678
Mellon Trust Of New England                                              3,374
Northern Trust Bank (R)?€" B G I SEPA                                   17,924
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               5,610
R C Greig Nominees Limited A K 1 Account                                 7,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited G P 1 Account                                 1,000
State Street Bank & Trust (R)?€" W1                                      2,199
State Street Boston                                                      6,134
State Street Trust Of Canada                                             5,889
The Northern Trust Company (R)?€" U                                      4,302
UBS (Master)                                                               757

TOTAL                                                                1,794,795

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not stated

6. Percentage of issued class
Not stated

7. Number of shares disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary shares 1p fully paid

10. Date of transaction
Not stated

11. Date company informed
22 August 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
1,794,795 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.00%

14. Any additional information
Current Issued Capital: 35,888,258 ordinary shares

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Deborah Hamilton Tel [phone]

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Deborah Hamilton
Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
22 August 2006

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