Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
22 July 2002



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.         Name of company                                           KINGFISHER PLC

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest               BARCLAYS PLC

3.         State whether notification indicates that it is in
           respect of

           -   a holding of the shareholder named in 2. above

               a non-beneficial interest

           -   an individual holder's spouse or children under the   HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
               age of 18
           -

4.         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one    BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD -
           holder, the number of shares held by each of them         1,805,582

                                                                     BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD - 632,255

                                                                     BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD -
                                                                     69,578

                                                                     BARLCAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD -
                                                                     112,049

                                                                     BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD -
                                                                     15,141,221

                                                                     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A. -
                                                                     10,264,791

                                                                     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN TRUST -
                                                                     697,810

                                                                     BARCLAYS NIKKO GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD -
                                                                     63,947

                                                                     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD -
                                                                     14,564,773

                                                                     BARCLAYS GLOBAL FUND ADVISORS - 339,591

                                                                     WOOLWICH LIFE LTD - 527,022

                                                                     BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD - 49,866

                                                                     BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD -
                                                                     207,686

5.         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired                 NOT DISCLOSED

6.         Percentage of issued class                                3.44%

7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed                 N/A

8.         Percentage of issued class                                N/A

9.         Class of security                                         ORDINARY SHARES OF 13.75p EACH

10.        Date of transaction                                       18 JULY 2002

11.        Date company informed                                     22 JULY 2002

12.        Total holding following this notification                 44,476,171 SHARES

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this   3.44%
           notification

14.        Additional information:                                   N/A

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries          J WILSON

                                                                     020 7725 5853

16.        Name of authorised company official responsible for       J WILSON
           making this notification
                                                                     COMPANY SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT

           Date of notification                                      22 JULY 2002


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