Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
19 August 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                               71,645
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                  168,456
           BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                            48,213
           MIDLAND BANK PLC                                        20,275
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       173,325
           MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                                    31,850
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                        3,675
           ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                                    28,125
           MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                            5,075
           BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                               7,167,413
           NORTHERN TRUST                                          1,951,884
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMTIED                                  2,703,657
           BANKERS TRUST                                           3,546,062
           MORGAN GUARANTY                                         526,550
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       2,815,802
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                           349,500
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                        1,596,004
           HSBC BANK PLC                                           1,847,017
           MELLON BANK N.A.                                        88,843
           BANK ONE LONDON                                         141,512
           STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                           938,518
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                  67,447,910
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                           18,000

6.         Percentage of issued class                              3.96%
7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed               N/A
8.         Percentage of issued class                              N/A
9.         Class of security                                       ORDINARY SHARES OF

                                                                   155/7p EACH
10.        Date of transaction                                     14 AUGUST 2003
11.        Date company informed                                   18 AUGUST 2003
12.        Total holding following this notification               91,689,311 SHARES
13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this 3.96%
           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                                    19 AUGUST 2003







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