Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
24 February 2004


Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 19 February 2004 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £6.6905
for the beneficial ownership of the following:

Mr C R W Busby:     18 shares
Mr J Dodds:         18 shares
Mr R W Gregory:     18 shares
Miss D E Mattar:    18 shares
Mr R W Side         19 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr C R W Busby:    563,883 shares (1.59% of the issued share capital)
Mr J Dodds:        566,635 shares (1.60% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:     17,018 shares (0.05% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:    33,781 shares (0.10% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side        156,710 shares (0.44% of the issued share capital)




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