Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
24 December 2003

Kier Group plc



DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS



Kier Group plc announces that on 17 December 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan invested dividends by acquiring ordinary
shares at a price of 637p for the beneficial ownership of the following:



Mr C R W Busby                                      -   9 shares

Mr J Dodds                                          -   9 shares

Mr R W Gregory                                      -   9 shares

Miss D E Mattar                                     -   9 shares

Mr R W Side                                         -   5 shares



Following these transactions their holdings are:



Mr Busby                -   563,845 shares (1.6% of the issued share capital)

Mr Dodds                -   566,597 shares  (1.6% of the issued share capital)
                 
Mr Gregory              -   16,980 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)

Miss Mattar             -   33,743 shares (0.1% of the issued share capital)

Mr Side                 -   156,672 shares   (0.4% of the issued share capital)




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