Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
21 October 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10                                   
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                    

1. Name of company
        Kier Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
        Legal & General Group 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
        The 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

    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 914945      14,414
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 887711     171,831
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 775245     133,414
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 357206     796,590
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 747381      67,328
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 363605      21,529
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 866203      60,682
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 969995      82,100
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Account 360509      53,212

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

6. Percentage of issued class
        Not stated

7. Number of shares disposed
        Not stated

8. Percentage of issued class
        Not stated

9. Class of security
        Ordinary shares 1p fully paid

10. Date of transaction
        Not stated

11. Date company informed
        21 October 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
        1,401,100 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        3.92%

14. Any additional information
        Current Issued Capital: 35,702,459 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
        21 October 2005

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