Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
6 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
Kier Group plc


2) Name of director
Mr Colin Ronald William Busby


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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
Director and spouse

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd (Nominee account of the PEP manager - see 6 below).


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
Reinvestment of tax credits on dividends in non-discretionary single company
PEPs.


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
6


8) Percentage of issued class
0.00002


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
N/A


10) Percentage of issued class
N/A


11) Class of security
Ordinary shares


12) Price per share
456p


13) Date of transaction
27 July 2001


14) Date company informed
6 August 2001


15) Total holding following this notification
601,017


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
1.8


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
H C Marshall 01767 641725


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
H C Marshall
Date of Notification. 6 August 2001.................................