Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
27 September 2000

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    KINGFISHER PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    PHILIP EDWARD ROWLEY

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

    HOLDER NAMED ABOVE

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

     AS ABOVE

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


     N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

     N/A


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    N/A

8)   (N/A %)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

     N/A

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

     N/A


12) Price per share

     N/A

13) Date of transaction

    N/A

14) Date company informed

    N/A

15) Total holding following this notification

     N/A

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     N/A

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant

    25.09.2000

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    25.09.2003 TO 24.09.2010

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

       N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.

    74,418 ORDINARY SHARES

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

     473.0 PENCE PER SHARE

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

    402,715

23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    KATE BROWN - 020 7725 5762

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   HELEN MARY JONES, COMPANY SECRETARY

   Date of Notification  26TH SEPTEMBER 2000