Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
27 July 2004


Kingfisher plc became aware on 27th July 2004 that:

1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 74 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 74 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 prices of £2.9008. The total holding
of the ESOP following this allotment was 31,896,321 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
Mr Duncan Tatton-Brown

Contact:

Martin Chambers, Director of Legal Affairs
Tel: [phone]






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