Holding(s) in Company

Kier Group PLC
21 December 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 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
PERRY NOMINEES LIMITED
BOLTRO NOMINEES LIMITED
LLOYDS BANK (PEP) NOMINEES LIMITED
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED

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

6. Date on which Issuer notified:
21-DEC-2007

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

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB0004915632                               1,455,868                 1,455,868


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
using the ISIN CODE              shares     rights (ix)          rights

                                 Direct     Direct  Indirect     Direct Indirect
                                            (x)     (xi)
GB0004915632                            0       0    1,488,300      0    4.035%


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
         1,488,300                               4.035%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

1,588 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
429 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
3,817 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group
Plc.
1,482,466 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


13. Additional information:
Total issued capital (and therefore total number of voting rights) at 21st
December 2007 is 36,878,822 ordinary shares.


14. Contact name:
DEBORAH HAMILTON
KIER GROUP PLC
TEMPSFORD HALL
SANDY, BEDFORDSHIRE
SG19 2BD


15. Contact telephone number:
01767 640-111



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