Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
06 May 2008

KIER GROUP PLC 2006 SHARESAVE SCHEME

Kier Group plc was advised today (06-May-2008) that on 01 May 2008 under the
terms of the Kier Group plc 2006 Sharesave Scheme, the following directors/
persons discharging managerial responsibility were granted options to buy
ordinary shares in the Company at a price of £14 per share. The savings period
in all cases is three years and the options will normally be exercisable for a
period of six months from 1st July 2011.

Name                                    Number of Options    Total options held
                                          Granted at £14          following this
                                                                    notification
Mr Ian Michael Lawson                               137                439
Mr Michael Paul Sheffield                           274                274
Mr Paul John Staniland (PDMR)                       274                274


The market was advised on 31 May 2007 under Number 5579X that on 25 May 2007
Messrs Lawson, Sheffield and Staniland were granted Options under the Kier Group
plc 2006 Sharesave Scheme. Mr Sheffield and Mr Staniland have informed the
Company that the 302 Options previously granted to each of them under the 2007
Grant have lapsed.

The total number of ordinary shares of 1p in issue as at the date of this notice
is 37,021,070 shares, with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are
no shares held in Treasury.

The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required
to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital
of the Company under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.


Contact name for queries

Deborah Hamilton
Assistant Company Secretary
Kier Group plc
Tempsford Hall
Sandy
BEDFORDSHIRE
SG19 2BD

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