Re OFT Announcement

Kier Group PLC
17 April 2008

OFT announcement



17 April 2008



Kier Group plc notes today's announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
that it has issued a Statement of Objections ('SO') to 112 construction
companies in England in connection with its investigation into alleged
infringements of UK Competition law in the sector. The announcement goes on to
say that 'no assumption should be made at this stage that there has been an
infringement of competition law by any of the companies named in the SO'.



Kier Group plc announced in May 2007 that the OFT had written to Kier in respect
of Kier Regional Limited's conduct in a small number of tenders it submitted
between 2000 and 2005.  The SO, received today, names Kier Regional Limited as
one of the companies the OFT is investigating in respect of cover pricing. Kier
Group plc will carefully consider the contents of the SO and will respond to the
OFT in accordance with the OFT's timetable.



The Board of Kier Group plc confirms that it has strict guidelines and controls
in place to ensure that its business processes are fully compliant with
competition law and all other legal obligations.



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For further information, please contact:

John Dodds, Chief Executive
Deena Mattar, Finance Director
Kier Group plc                                    Tel: [phone]


Caroline Sturdy
Madano Partnership                                Tel: [phone]






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