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30 October 2025
KIER GROUP PLC
Notifications of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
Kier Group plc ("Kier" and the "Company") announces that:
i) on 28 October 2025, beneficial interests in the ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") were allocated to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 (the "Deferred Bonus"); and
ii) on 29 October 2025, grants of options for Shares ("Sharesave Options") were made to certain PDMRs and persons closely associated with them ("PCAs") under the Kier Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2024 (the "Sharesave Scheme"). The three-year savings contract will commence on 1 December 2025 and the share price applicable to the options is £1.99 per Share.
Details of these transactions are set out in the table below.
PDMR/PCA | Number of Shares allocated under the Deferred Bonus on 28 October 2025 | Number of Sharesave Options granted on 29 October 2025 |
Mr S J Kesterton1 | 37,298 | - |
Mr S J Togwell1 | 30,196 | 1,375 |
Mr A W Bradshaw | 10,819 | - |
Ms H Bradshaw (PCA) | - | 1,375 |
Mr G Incutti | 11,634 | 1,375 |
Mr L P Thomas | 11,641 | - |
1 Following the acquisition of these Shares, Mr Kesterton and Mr Togwell will own 2,020,477 and 878,157 Shares, representing 0.45% and 0.20% of the Company's issued share capital, respectively.
The numbers of Shares allocated under the Deferred Bonus referred to above represent the Shares allocated to each PDMR following the deferral of a proportion of their net bonus payment. For tax purposes, the market value of a Share for the Deferred Bonus was £2.285, being the closing price of a Share on 27 October 2025. No consideration was paid for the acquisition of these Shares. Legal title to the Deferred Bonus Shares will be held on trust by the Trustee. The Trustee will hold the Shares on trust for such individuals until 28 October 2028 (subject to the rules of the bonus arrangements).
The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
For enquiries, please contact:
Jaime Tham
Company Secretary
07801 975672
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Simon Kesterton | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Financial 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
| Award of deferred shares - allocation of beneficial interests in shares in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
37,298 shares Nil | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-10-28 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Stuart Togwell | |||||
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
| Award of deferred shares - allocation of beneficial interests in shares in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
30,196 shares Nil | |||||
e) | Date and time of the transaction | 2025-10-28 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Stuart Togwell | |||||
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
| Grant of options under the Kier Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2024 | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
1,375 shares £2,736.25 | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-10-29 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Andrew Bradshaw | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Managing Director - Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks | |||||
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
| Award of deferred shares - allocation of beneficial interests in shares in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
10,819 shares Nil | |||||
e) | Date and time of the transaction | 2025-10-28 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Hannah Bradshaw | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | PCA to PDMR | |||||
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
| Grant of options under the Kier Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2024 | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
1,375 shares £2,736.25 | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-10-29 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Giuseppe Incutti | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Managing Director - Transportation | |||||
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
| Award of deferred shares - allocation of beneficial interests in shares in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
11,634 shares Nil | |||||
e) | Date and time of the transaction | 2025-10-28 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Giuseppe Incutti | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Managing Director - Transportation | |||||
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
| Grant of options under the Kier Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2024 | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
1,375 shares £2,736.25 | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-10-29 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Leigh Thomas | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Managing Director - Property | |||||
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
| Award of deferred shares - allocation of beneficial interests in shares in connection with the Company's bonus arrangements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
11,641 shares Nil | |||||
e) | Date and time of the transaction | 2025-10-28 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||
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