Holding in Company

Kier Group PLC
14 November 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company
Kier Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
Standard Life Group


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
Shareholder


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Stanlife Nominees Limited


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A


6) Percentage of issued class
N/A


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
401,000


8) Percentage of issued class
1.18


9) Class of security
Ordinary Shares


10) Date of transaction
13 November 2001


11) Date company informed
14 November 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
2,567,934



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.56


14) Any additional information
N/A


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
H C Marshall
01767 641725

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of notification .....14 November 2001.....