RNS Number : 4299Y

Kier Group PLC

05 December 2017

5 DECEMBER 2017

KIER GROUP PLC

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that it was informed on 4 December 2017 that, on 1 December 2017, the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust acquired ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at a price of £10.40 per share for certain directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") under the Company's deferred shares bonus arrangements.  The shares were acquired through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan offered in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017, as follows:

Mr N P Brook	429 shares
Mr B E J Dew	397 shares
Mr M F Jones (PDMR)	7 shares
Mr H J Mursell	827 shares
Mr P J Pethica (PDMR)	228 shares
Mr H E E Raven (PDMR)	255 shares
Mr C Veritiero	452 shares

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.

For enquiries please contact:

Beth Melges

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44(0)1767 640 111

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Nigel Brook

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Executive Director - Construction and Infrastructure Services

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	429

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

429 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Bev Dew

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Group Finance Director

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	397

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

397 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Marcus Jones

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Finance Director - Construction and Infrastructure Services

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	7

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

7 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Haydn Mursell

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	827

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

827 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Paul Pethica

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Group Commercial Director

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	228

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

228 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	255

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

255 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name        

Claudio Veritiero

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Executive Director - Group Strategy & Corporate Development

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

GB0001915632

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£10.40	452

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

452 shares

£10.40 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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