Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
15 May 2003

KIER GROUP plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 15 May 2003 the following were allotted new
ordinary shares at a price of 419.1p per share instead of cash in respect of the
interim dividend for the year ending 30 June 2003:

Mr C R W Busby and Mrs M L Busby - 4,503 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 326 shares

Mr P T Warry - 65 shares

Following these transactions the beneficial holdings of the abovementioned
directors and their spouses were:

Mr and Mrs Busby - 630,481 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 29,128 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Warry - 7,212 shares (0.02% of the issued share capital)


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