Kier : Director/PDMR Shareholding ●

1 October 2019

KIER GROUP PLC

DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING

Kier Group plc (the 'Company') announces that it was notified by the Trustee on 30 September 2019 that shares held on trust in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2016 were released to certain directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs'), on 30 September 2019 as shown below. Prior to their release, legal title to the shares was held by the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust.

Name	Number of shares released
Mr H E E Raven (PDMR)	2,006
Mr C Veritiero	4,107
Mr P R Young (PDMR)	2,066

The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ('LEI') is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

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1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Hugh Raven
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Release of shares held on trust in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Prior to their release, legal title to the shares was held by the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 2,006
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2,006 shares £0.00 per share
e)	Date and time of the transaction	2019-09-30
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Claudio Veritiero
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Release of shares held on trust in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Prior to their release, legal title to the shares was held by the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 4,107
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4,107 shares £0.00 per share
e)	Date and time of the transaction	2019-09-30
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Peter Young
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Group Managing Director - Construction
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Release of shares held on trust in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Prior to their release, legal title to the shares was held by the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 2,066
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2,066 shares £0.00 per share
e)	Date and time of the transaction	2019-09-30
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue