Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
04 January 2007


                                  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 Trust Co As Exec/ADM                                              200
BNP Paribas                                                              6,553
Boiss Nominees Limited 4224361 Account                                  40,991
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      155,947
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      550
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account                                    17,429
Chase Nominees Limited 20947 Account                                   815,633
Chase Nominees Limited 21359 Account                                    10,442
Chase Nominees Limited 28270 Account                                    23,598
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            5,033
Durlacher Nominees Limited                                               1,431
Investors Bank And Trust Co                                            449,455
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account                                  15,797
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 Account                                  55,940
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 Account                                  10,604
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 Account                                  10,768
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 Account                                 141,183
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account                                 153,606
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account                                  28,267
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                   40,628
Mellon Trust of New England                                              6,548
Mellon Trust U S Custodian                                              11,625
Northern Trust Bank B G I SEPA                                          30,848
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               5,450
R C Greig Nominees Limited G P 1 Account                                   500
R C Greig Nominees Limited Account AK1                                   7,000
State Street Bank & Trust W1                                            15,902
State Street Boston                                                     12,467
State Street Trust Of Canada                                            11,858
The Northern Trust Company (R) U                                         8,376
                                                                     2,094,629
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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

4 January 2007

12. Total holding following this notification

2,094,629 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.77%

14. Any additional information

Current Issued Capital: 36,299,940 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

4 January 2007

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