Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
10 January 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         111,943
BNP Paribas                                   414
Boiss Nominees Limited 4224361 Account     20,016
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account       21,004
Chase Nominees Limited 20947 Account      365,028
Chase Nominees Limited 21359 Account        4,837
Chase Nominees Limited 28270 Account       16,285
Investors Bank And Trust Co                 9,195
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account      11,496
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 Account      30,827
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 Account       6,683
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 Account      10,609
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 Account     261,556
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account     169,049
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account      22,909
JP Morgan Chase Bank                        1,805
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                   541
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                702
R C Greig Nominees Limited                  8,930
R C Greig Nominees Limited AK1 Account      7,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited BL1 Account      1,000
State Street Bank & Trust WI                  660
The Northern Trust Company - U                414

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
10 January 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
1,082,903 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.02%

14. Any additional information
Current Issued Capital: 35,863,269 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
10-Jan-2006

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