Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
12 September 2003


Kingfisher plc became aware on 11 September 2003 that:

1.      Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 6,306 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 15 5/7p 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.

2.      Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested on that date in 6,306 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 15 5/7p
each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares directly
to the order of the employees exercising those options.

The shares were purchased from the ESOP at a price of 237.85p. The total holding
of the ESOP following this allotment was 33,053,628 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
           Ms Helen Weir

Contact: Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
Tel: [phone]

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