Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
11 October 2000

Kingfisher plc became aware on 10 October 2000 that:

1.  Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,         
   technically became interested on that date in 12,784 Kingfisher plc          
  ordinary shares of 12.5p 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 12,784 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of       
  12.5p each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares   
 directly to the order of the employees exercising those options.

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:  Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy
            Mr Roger Holmes
            Mr Philip Rowley
            Mr Ian Cheshire
            Ms Helen Weir
            Mr William Whiting

Contact:  Graham Middleton, Director of Reward and Benefits
          Tel:  [phone]



Kingfisher plc became aware on 10 October 2000 that:

1.  Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,         
   technically became interested on that date in 18,000 Kingfisher plc          
  ordinary shares of 12.5p 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 18,000 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of       
  12.5p each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares   
 directly to the order of the employees exercising those options.

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:  Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy
            Mr Roger Holmes
            Mr Philip Rowley
            Mr Ian Cheshire
            Ms Helen Weir
           

Contact:  Graham Middleton, Director of Reward and Benefits
          Tel:  [phone]