Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
31 March 2006


                                  ZSCHEDULE 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                                  59,174
BNP Paribas                                                           936
Boiss Nominees Limited 4224361 Account                             21,804
Chase Nominees Limited 16376 Account                               18,913
Chase Nominees Limited 20947 Account                              735,858
Chase Nominees Limited 21359 Account                               11,064
Chase Nominees Limited 28270 Account                               24,259
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                         622
Investors Bank And Trust Co                                        64,201
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 Account                             10,573
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 Account                             30,840
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 Account                              6,981
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 Account                             10,615
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 Account                            212,924
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 Account                            164,104
J P Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 Account                             22,909
J P Morgan Chase Bank                                              11,002
Mellon Trust U S Custodian                                          1,505
Mellon Trust Of New England                                         1,496
Northern Trust Bank - B G I Sepa                                    4,945
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                          7,250
R C Greig Nominees Limited A K 1 Account                            7,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited G P 1 Account                            1,000
State Street Bank & Trust - W1                                      2,193
State Street Trust Of Canada                                        1,443
The Northern Trust Company - U                                      1,028
TOTAL                                                           1,434,639

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
    31 March 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
    1,434,639 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
    4.00%

14. Any additional information
    Current Issued Capital: 35,863,689 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
    31 March 2006

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