Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
10 April 2003



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.         Name of company                                         KINGFISHER PLC

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest             THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

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
           holder, the number of shares held by each of them

           BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                               81,881
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                  220,885
           BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                            55,100
           MIDLAND BANK PLC                                        34,972
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       636,489
           MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                                    36,400
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                        4,200
           ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                                    32,144
           MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                            291,448
           BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                               9,556,814
           NORTHERN TRUST                                          2,123,841
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                  5,903,181
           BANKERS TRUST                                           5,109,900
           MORGAN GUARANTY                                         741,200
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       3,968,463
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                           488,000
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                        2,402,863
           HSBC BANK PLC                                           2,220,220
           MELLON BANK N.A.                                        101,535
           BANK ONE LONDON                                         213,500
           ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                                  59,900
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                           31,400
           STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                           1,524,990
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                  94,887,933
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                           13,675

6.         Percentage of issued class                              5.0%

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                                     8 APRIL 2003

11.        Date company informed                                   9 APRIL 2003

12.        Total holding following this notification               130,740,934 SHARES

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this 5.0%
           notification

14.        Additional information:                                 N/A

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

                                                                   020 7644 1043

16.        Name of authorised company official responsible for     J WILSON
           making this notification
                                                                   COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT
           Date of notification                                    10 APRIL 2003



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