Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
04 December 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 Trust Co As Exec/ADM                                              200
BNP Paribas                                                              6,167
Boiss Nominees Limited 4224361 Account                                  37,361
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      286,916
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      550
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account                                    17,429
Chase Nominees Limited 20947 Account                                   807,632
Chase Nominees Limited 21359 Account                                    10,342
Chase Nominees Limited 28270 Account                                    25,882
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            4,521
Durlacher Nominees Limited                                               1,131
Investors Bank And Trust Co                                            408,855
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account                                  15,797
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                                 141,183
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account                                 162,148
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account                                  28,267
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                                   36,401
Mellon Trust of New England                                              6,256
Mellon Trust U S Custodian                                              10,583
Northern Trust Bank (R)B G I SEPA                                       28,848
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               3,650
R C Greig Nominees Limited G P 1 Account                                   500
R C Greig Nominees Limited Account AK1                                   7,000
State Street Bank & Trust (R)Account W1                                 14,120
State Street Boston                                                     11,333
State Street Trust Of Canada                                            10,835
The Northern Trust Company (R)- U                                        7,570
                                                                     2,164,673
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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 December 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
2,164,673 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.03%

14. Any additional information
Current Issued Capital: 35,890,854 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 December 2006

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