Kier Group plcLSE: KIE

Kier Group: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Summary by 6ix AI

On October 13, 2026, Kier Group plc granted share awards, at no cost to the individuals, to six senior managers (persons discharging managerial responsibilities) under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Key details

  • Chief Executive Stuart Togwell was granted awards over 487,347 shares and Chief Finance Officer Tom Hinton over 356,930 shares.
  • Giuseppe Incutti, Group Managing Director - Infrastructure, was granted 162,776. James Askew (Group Commercial Director), Martin Staehr (Group Managing Director - Construction) and Leigh Thomas (Group Managing Director - Property) were each granted 143,207.
  • The awards were calculated using a price of 262.6 pence per ordinary share, the average three-month share price before the grant date.

What’s still pending

  • The awards will only vest, meaning turn into shares the holders receive, to the extent that the company meets certain performance conditions over a three-year period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029.

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14 October 2026

KIER GROUP PLC

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 13 October 2026, the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted share awards under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") (the "Awards"). The Awards were made at no cost to the individuals and will only vest to the extent that certain performance conditions are satisfied by the Company over a three-year performance period which runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029. The performance conditions relating to the Awards can be found on page 105 of the 2026 Annual Report and Accounts. The price used for the purpose of calculating the Awards was 262.6 pence per ordinary share of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Share"), being the average three-month Share price prior to the date of grant.

Name

Number of Awards

granted under LTIP

James Askew

143,207

Tom Hinton

356,930

Giuseppe Incutti

162,776

Martin Staehr

143,207

Leigh Thomas

143,207

Stuart Togwell

487,347

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:

Sara Thomson

Interim Deputy Company Secretary

07928 427323

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Chief Executive

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

Stuart Togwell

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

487,347

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

487,347 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Chief Finance Officer

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

Tom Hinton

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

356,930

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

356,930 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Group Commercial Director

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

James Askew

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

143,207

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

143,207 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Group Managing Director - Infrastructure

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

Giuseppe Incutti

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

162,776

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

162,776 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Group Managing Director - Construction

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

Martin Staehr

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

143,207

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

143,207 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant

Full name of the entity

Kier Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier code     

2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Group Managing Director - Property

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission

Submission for PDMR

Name of natural person

Leigh Thomas

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

Description of Instrument

Share

Identification Code

GB0004915632

Nature of Transaction

Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

143,207

Aggregated Information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

143,207 shares

Nil

Date of Transaction

2026-10-13

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

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