Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
20 December 2002


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 17 December 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 418p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 30 shares

Mr J Dodds - 30 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 30 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 30 shares

Following these transactions their beneficial holdings were:

Mr Busby - 625,730 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 566,298 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 432,041 shares (1.3% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 22,466 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)



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