Re Contract

Kier Group PLC
20 December 2007

                          KIER £100M SCHOOL'S SUCCESS

Kier, bidding as part of the Land Securities Trillium consortium, has been
appointed preferred bidder by Kent County Council to deliver over £100m worth of
schools in the first wave within the first LEP of Kent's Building Schools for
the Future Programme.

In future waves of the first LEP, Kier have the opportunity to deliver a further
£150m worth of schools.

BSF is a national initiative that aims to deliver 21st century schools for every
secondary school pupil in England. As such, it represents the single largest
investment for improving school buildings in over 50 years.

Kent's BSF Programme, established in 2006, aims to rebuild or renew its
secondary schools over a period of 10 - 15 years. Far from being just another
school building programme, BSF provides Kent with the opportunity to combine
significant capital investment in state-of-the-art buildings and ICT facilities
with a bold educational vision to transform teaching and learning and locate
schools at the heart of their community.

Kier Group plc Chief Executive John Dodds said: 'We are delighted to have been
selected as preferred bidder by Kent County Council and to be a part of a
consortium led by Land Securities Trillium. We are looking forward to continuing
our successful relationship with both Land Securities Trillium and Kent County
Council to deliver the schools.'


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For further information, please contact:

Kier Group plc                                                 Tel: [phone]
John Dodds, Chief Executive
Deena Mattar, Finance Director

Madano Partnership                                            Tel: [phone]
Caroline Sturdy/Matthew Moth





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