Holding in Company

Kingfisher PLC
13 August 2001



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.    Name of company                                      Kingfisher plc
2.    Name of shareholder having a major interest          CGNU plc
3.    State whether notification indicates that it is in
      respect of
      -       a holding of the shareholder named in 2.     CGNU group companies
              above                                        (including Morley
      -       a non-beneficial interest                    Fund Management Ltd) 
      -       an individual holder's spouse or children    
              under the age of 18
4.    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
      one holder, the number of shares held by each of
      them
                                                21,333,956 BNY Norwich Union
                                                           Nominees Ltd
                                                     7,650 BT Globenet Nominees
                                                           Ltd
                                                22,570,169 Chase GA Group
                                                           Nominees Ltd
                                                    10,000 Chase Nominees Ltd
                                                11,728,584 CUIM Nominee Ltd
                                                   581,186 RBSTB Nominees Ltd
                                                     6,000 State Street Bank
                                                           Nominees Ltd
                                                   200,598 Hibernian Investment
                                                           Managers Ltd
5.    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired            Not disclosed
6.    Percentage of issued class                           Not disclosed
7.    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed            -
8.    Percentage of issued class                           -
9.    Class of security                                    121/2 pence Ordinary
10.   Date of transaction                                  Not disclosed
11.   Date company informed                                13 August 2001
12.   Total holding following this notification            56,438,143
13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following
      this notification                                    4.02%

14.   Additional information                               -
15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries     M H Stokes  
                                                           020 77255883
16.   Name of authorised company official responsible for  M H Stokes
      making this notification                             Deputy Company
                                                           Secretary
      Date of notification                                 13 August 2001