Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
31 August 2001

Kingfisher plc became aware on 29 August 2001 that:

 1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
    technically became interested on that date in 10,000 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 and also technically became interested on that date in 106,408
    Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 12.5p each by virtue of the QUEST being
    allotted the shares and the Directors being potential beneficiaries under
    the QUEST.

 2. Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased to
    be interested on that date in 10,000 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 and
    also technically ceased to be interested on that date in 106,408
    Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 12.5p each by virtue of the QUEST
    transferring the shares to employees.


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 and in any shares held in Kingfisher's QUEST. The interest
ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest or when shares are
transferred to individuals who exercise their employee ShareSave scheme
options.

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]