Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
26 February 2002

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 20 February 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 610p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 20 shares

Mr J Dodds - 20 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 20 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 20 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 601,439shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 545,986 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 405,033 shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 8,195 shares (0.02% of the issued share capital)




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