Presentation - Kier Group

INTERIM HIGHLIGHTS• Underlying pre-tax profits* up to 20.8% at £31.9m (2008: £26.4m)• Underlying EPS* up 20.5% at 61.6p (2008: 51.1p)• Construction margins at 2.5% (2008: 2.4%); Support Services marginsat 4.4% (2008: 4.0%)• Interim dividend increased by 2.8% to 18.5p (2008: 18.0p)• £130.7m of net cash at 31 December 2009 (2008: £82.2m)• Order books for Construction and Support Services at £4.55bn(2008: £3.67bn)• Construction order books secure all of targeted revenue for 2010 and73% of the target for 2011• Healthy H1 performance in Partnership Homes and Developmentsbenefiting from land transactions* Underlying pre-tax profits and EPS are stated before the amortisation of intangibleassets and exceptional items.Kier Group plc interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2009 2