Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
09 January 2003

                                  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
100,000

6. Percentage of issued class

0.3


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

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction
8 January 2003





11. Date company informed
9 January 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
2,435,928

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.02

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
H C Marshall

Date of notification
9 January 2003

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