Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
17 December 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10                                   
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                    

 

1.  Name of company
    Kier Group plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest
    Standard Life Group

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
    Shareholder in (2)
 
4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them
    Vidacos Nominees Limited

5.  Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
    N/A

6.  Percentage of issued class
    N/A
      
7.  Number of shares disposed
    70,947

8.  Percentage of issued class
    0.19%

9.  Class of security
    Ordinary shares 1p fully paid

10. Date of transaction
    16 December 2004

11. Date company informed
    17 December 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
    1,019,828

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
    2.86%

14. Any additional information
    Current Issued Capital: 35,604,728 ordinary shares

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
    Deborah Hamilton Tel [phone]

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification
    Deborah Hamilton
    Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification
    17 December 2004

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