Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
29 June 2004


Kingfisher plc became aware on 25 June 2004 that:

1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
   technically became interested on that date in 12,696 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 12,696 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 £2.4806. The total 
   holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 31,915,250 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
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