Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
11 October 2007

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
    KIER GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
    Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
    19-SEP-2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
    21-SEP-2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    3% TO 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0004915632                     1,246,241                           1,246,241

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if     Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares      rights (ix)          rights
CODE
                            Direct      Direct (x)  Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)
GB0004915632                1,481,889   1,481,889        0     4.05%         0

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                 1,481,889                                4.05%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct & Indirect) (Group)
    Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct &
    Indirect)
    Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
    Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
    (1,244,224 - 3.4% = PMC)
    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (1,244,224 - 
    3.40% = PMC)
    Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
    Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
    Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

13. Additional information:
    Total issued capital and therefore total number of voting rights at 
    11-Oct-2007 : 36,573,875 ordinary shares.

14. Contact name:
    Deborah Hamilton
    Kier Group Plc
    Tempsford Hall
    Sandy, BEDS SG19 2BD

    [e-mail]

15. Contact telephone number:
    01767 640-111



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