Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
28 September 2000


Kingfisher plc became aware on 27 September 2000 that:

1.  Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,         
    technically became interested on that date in 52,270 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 52,270 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


Contact:    Graham Middleton, Director of Reward and Benefits
            Tel: [phone] / 5830