Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
13 November 2001

Kingfisher plc became aware on 13 November 2001 that:

1.      Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 1,200 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 13.75p 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 1,200 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of
13.75p 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 William Whiting

Mr Ian Cheshire

Ms Helen Weir

M. Jean-Noel Labroue

Contact:            Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager

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