Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
18 October 2001


Kingfisher plc became aware on 18th October 2001 that:


Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested in the following numbers of Kingfisher plc
ordinary shares of 13.75p each, acquired 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):

250,000 shares acquired on 17th October 2001 at a price of 341.25 pence

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 Ian Cheshire

          Ms Helen Weir

          M. Jean-Noel Labroue


Contact:


Catherine Callaghan

Group Share Schemes Manager

Tel: [phone]