Director Shareholding

Kier Group PLC
13 January 2005



Kier Group plc

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Kier Group plc announces that on 12 January 2005 the Trustee of the Kier Group
All Employee Share Ownership Plan acquired ordinary shares at a price of £7.65
for the beneficial ownership of the following:


Mr J Dodds:         16 shares
Mr R W Gregory:     16 shares
Miss D E Mattar:    16 shares
Mr R W Side:        16 shares

Following these transactions their holdings were:

Mr J Dodds:         576,487 shares (1.62% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Gregory:      27,888 shares (0.08% of the issued share capital)
Miss D E Mattar:     45,867 shares (0.13% of the issued share capital)
Mr R W Side:        154,025 shares (0.43% of the issued share capital)


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