Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
19 September 2005


Kingfisher plc became aware on 19th September 2005 that:
          
     1.   Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
          technically became interested on that date in 1,704 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 1,704 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares 
          of 155/7p 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 24,549,947 
          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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