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Kier Group PLC

17 December 2020

KIER GROUP PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held on 17 December 2020. The voting was held on a poll and the results for each resolution were as follows:

 
         Resolution              Total      % voted(2)   Votes for    % votes     Votes       % votes        Votes 
                                  votes                                for(3)    against     against(3)    withheld(1) 
                                 validly 
                                 cast(1) 
      To receive the annual 
      report and accounts 
      for 
      the year ended 30 June 
 1    2020                     55,411,184     34.18%     55,353,579   99.90%     57,605        0.10%        658,695 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To approve the 
      directors' 
 2    remuneration policy      56,035,051     34.56%     54,809,976   97.81%    1,225,075      2.19%         34,828 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To approve the 
      directors' 
      remuneration report 
      for 
      the year ended 30 June 
 3    2020                     56,026,948     34.56%     54,915,311   98.02%    1,111,637      1.98%         42,931 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To elect Mr MJ Lester 
 4     as a director           56,014,220     34.55%     55,806,521   99.63%     207,699       0.37%         55,660 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To elect Dame HV 
      Rabbatts 
 5    as a director            56,019,759     34.56%     55,697,847   99.43%     321,912       0.57%         50,121 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To elect Mr CG Watson 
 6     as a director           56,011,059     34.55%     55,747,101   99.53%     263,958       0.47%         58,821 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To elect Ms AJ 
      Atkinson 
 7    as a director            56,015,323     34.55%     55,733,897   99.50%     281,426       0.50%         54,557 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To re-elect Mr JR 
      Atkinson 
 8    as a director            56,016,882     34.55%     55,676,548   99.39%     340,334       0.61%         52,998 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To re-elect Mr AOB 
      Davies 
 9    as a director            56,021,223     34.56%     55,130,646   98.41%     890,577       1.59%         48,657 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To re-elect Mr SJ 
      Kesterton 
 10   as a director            56,017,468     34.55%     55,746,902   99.52%     270,566       0.48%         52,412 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To re-appoint 
      PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 11   LLP as auditor           55,431,462     34.19%     55,258,205   99.69%     173,257       0.31%        638,418 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To authorise the 
      directors 
      to agree the 
      remuneration 
 12   of the auditor           56,037,970     34.57%     55,890,345   99.74%     147,625       0.26%         31,910 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To authorise the 
      directors 
 13   to allot shares          56,013,494     34.55%     55,768,945   99.56%     244,549       0.44%         56,386 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To authorise the 
      directors 
      to disapply 
      pre-emption 
 14   rights (general)         55,996,027     34.54%     54,394,882   97.14%    1,601,145      2.86%         73,853 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To authorise the 
      directors 
      to disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights (acquisition or 
      specified capital 
 15   investment)              55,981,515     34.53%     55,047,087   98.33%     934,428       1.67%         88,364 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To approve the rules 
      of 
      the Kier Group plc 
      2020 
      Long-Term Incentive 
 16   Plan                     55,978,230     34.53%     55,001,845   98.26%     976,385       1.74%         91,649 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
      To authorise the 
      Company 
      to call general 
      meetings, 
      other than annual 
      general 
      meetings, on not less 
      than 14 clear days' 
 17   notice                   56,047,523     34.57%     55,562,106   99.13%     485,417       0.87%         22,357 
     -----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 

Notes :

1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

2. Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital on 15 December 2020. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 15 December 2020 was 162,115,870 .

   3.      Expressed as a percentage of all votes validly cast (and does not include votes withheld). 

Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Resolutions 1 to 13 (inclusive) and Resolution 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14,15 and 17 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.

A copy of all resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will today be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2. These resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at: https:// data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

For enquiries please contact:

Phil Higgins

Deputy Company Secretary

phil.higgins@kier.co.uk

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