Application for Listing

Kingfisher PLC
21 April 2006



                                 Kingfisher plc

                                (the 'Company')


Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 12,500,000 ordinary shares of 15 5/7 pence
each ('shares') to be admitted to the Official List.


It is expected that admission will be granted on 26 April 2006 and trading will
commence on 27 April 2006.


These shares are being issued pursuant to the following scheme:

                         Scheme                               Shares
KINGFISHER EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME (1993)              7,000,000
KINGFISHER SHARESAVE SCHEME                                  5,500,000


When issued these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares.



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