Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
11 July 2003


Kingfisher plc became aware on 10 July 2003 that:


1.      Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 14,362 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 155/7p 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.


Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased to be
interested on that date in 14,362 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7p each
by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares directly to the
order of the employees exercising those options.


2.      Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested in 24,006 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7p each by
virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established by Kingfisher plc for the
benefit of its employees and those of its subsidiaries) arranging for the
allotment of shares directly to the order of the employees exercising options.


The shares were purchased from the ESOP at prices of £2.0993 and £1.9495. The
total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 33,115,405 Kingfisher
shares and 93,004 Kesa Electricals plc shares.


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:

Mr Gerry Murphy
Mr William Whiting
Mr Ian Cheshire
Mrs Helen Weir

Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
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