Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
03 January 2003


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 10 December 2002 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan re-invested dividends and acquired ordinary
shares at a price of 450p for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby - 5 shares

Mr J Dodds - 5 shares

Mr M P W Scarth - 5 shares

Miss D E Mattar - 5 shares

Total holdings following this notification:

Mr Busby - 625,735 shares (1.8% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds - 566,303 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Scarth - 432,046 shares (1.3% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar - 22,471 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)



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