Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
14 April 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
    Kier Group plc

2. Name of director
    Mr Richard William Side

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
    Spouse.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
    Mrs Elizabeth Mary Side

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
    N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
    Sale

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
    N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
    N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
    3,000

10. Percentage of issued class
    0.01%

11. Class of security
    Ordinary Shares

12. Price per share
    £6.945

13. Date of transaction
    29 March 2004

14. Date company informed
    14 April 2004

15. Total holding following this notification
    153,730

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
    0.43%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant
    N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
    N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
    N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
    N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
    N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
    N/A

23. Any additional information
    N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
    Deborah Hamilton [phone]

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
    Deborah Hamilton

Date of Notification
    14 April 2004

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