Kingfisher PLC
27 June 2006
Kingfisher plc became aware on 26th June 2006 that:
1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 80,867 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 80,867 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.
3. Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested on that date in 59,988 Kesa Electricals plc shares disposed of
by the ESOP with proceeds of the sale being retained by the ESOP.
The total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 23,759,076 Kingfisher
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: 020 7644 1168
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