Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
5 October 2001


Kingfisher plc became aware on 5th October 2001 that:

Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested in 250,000 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of
13.75p each, acquired on 4th October 2001 at a price of 329.647p by the
Trustees of the Kingfisher 1993 Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust ('ESOP')
(a discretionary trust established by Kingfisher plc for the benefit of its
employees and those of its subsidiaries).

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 the ESOP has an
interest.

Directors:

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



Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager

Tel: [phone]