Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
8 April 2002



Kingfisher plc became aware on 8 April 2002 that:

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



780,000 shares acquired on 5 April 2002 at a price of 384.6 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

Mrs Helen Weir

M. Jean-Noel Labroue



Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager

Tel: [phone]



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