Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
10 March 2006


Kingfisher plc became aware on 10th March 2006 that:
     
1.   Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
     technically became interested on that date in 26,536 Kingfisher plc 
     ordinary shares of 15 5/7p 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 26,536 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 
     15 5/7p 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 24,442,592 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
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