Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
2 January 2002

Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 14 December 2001 the following acquired
ordinary shares at a price of 490p per share through the re-investment of
dividends in non-discretionary single company PEP's:

Mr C R W Busby and Mrs M L Busby - 84 shares

Mr M P W Scarth and Mrs E V M Scarth - 86 shares

The registered holder of the above shares is RBSTB Nominees Limited

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

Mr and Mrs Busby - 601,372 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr and Mrs Scarth - 404,966 shares (1.2% of the issued share capital)