Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
29 December 2000



Kingfisher plc became aware on 29 December 2000 that:

1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 79,788 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 12.5p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established by
Kingfisher plc for the benefit of it 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 79,788 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 Kingfishers's ESOP has an
interest. The interest ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.

Directors : Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy
            Mr William Whiting
            Mr Philip Rowley
            Mr Ian Cheshire
            Ms Helen Weir
            M. Jean-Noel Labroue

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