Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
07 February 2005


                                  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
Holder 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                             128,871
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account                           20,713
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account                          14,941
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 Account                          22,129
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 Account                         295,283
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16480 Account                         400,370
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account                         172,731
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account                          11,030
R C Greig Nominees Limited BL1 Account                          1,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 Account                            380
Reflex Nominees Limited                                         1,337
Total Holding:                                              1,068,785


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

6. Percentage of issued class
Not Known

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 known

11. Date company informed
7 February 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
1,068,785

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.00%

14. Any additional information
Current Issued Capital: 35,618,752 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
7 February 2005

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