Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
30 September 2003


Kier Group plc


                         DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS



Kier Group plc announces that on 26 September 2003 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of 635p
for the beneficial ownership of the following:


Mr C R W Busby:              19 Shares

Mr J Dodds:                  19 Shares

Mr R W Gregory:              19 Shares

Miss D E Mattar:             19 Shares

Mr R W Side:                 20 shares


Following these acquisitions the directors' beneficial holdings were:


Mr C R W Busby:         606,298 shares       1.71% of the issued share capital

Mr J Dodds:             566,528 shares       1.60% of the issued share capital

Mr R W Gregory:         16,480 shares        0.05% of the issued share capital

Miss D E Mattar:        29,893 shares        0.08% of the issued share capital

Mr R W Side:            152,826 shares       0.43% of the issued share capital


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