Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
20 April 2006


Kingfisher plc became aware on 20th April 2006 that:


1.      Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 190,937 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 155/7p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established
by Kingfisher plc for the benefit of its employees and those of its
subsidiaries) exercising rights to require Kingfisher to allot shares under
arrangements for it to satisfy share options granted to employees.


2.      Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested on that date in 190,937 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7
p each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares directly
to the order of the employees exercising those options.


The total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 23,839,943 Kingfisher
shares and 59,988 Kesa Electricals plc shares.





Note: For Companies Act purposes, certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose
names are set out below, together with all employees of the Company, are deemed
to have a technical interest in any shares in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an
interest. The interest ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.


Directors: Mr Gerry Murphy

Mr Ian Cheshire

Mr Duncan Tatton-Brown



Contact: William Thomas, Senior Share Schemes Administrator

Tel: [phone]








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