Holding(s) in Company
Kingfisher PLC
22 December 2006
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. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 4,212,100
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 3,773,629
NORTHERN TRUST 486,400
WESTPAC CUSTODIAN NOMINEES 162,000
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 27,200
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 21,276,919
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 658,600
MIDLAND BANK PLC 2,768,762
CEDE & CO 542,900
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 6,400
BANKERS TRUST 1,655,000
BARCLAYS BANK 154,900
CITIBANK LONDON 12,100
ROYAL TRUST 38,100
BROWN BROS. 78,600
NORTRUST NOMINEES 5,034,198
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 121,650
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 478,200
DEUTSCHE BANK AG 13,775
HSBC BANK PLC 6,100
MELLON BANK N.A. 261,600
BANK OF IRELAND NOMINEES LIMITED 10,400
ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 7,800
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 1,384,800
HSBC 62,100
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 1,932,300
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 1,805,202
NORTHERN TRUST 1,878,613
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 2,076,818
MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES 1,055,971
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 168,000
HSBC BANK PLC 1,339,367
MELLON BANK NA 132,800
BANK ONE LONDON 146,012
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 20,453,067
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 213,397,934
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
6. Percentage of issued class
N/A
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
11,957,897
8. Percentage of issued class
0.51%
9. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH
10. Date of transaction
20 DECEMBER 2006
11. Date company informed
22 DECEMBER 2006
12. Total holding following this notification
288,112,027
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.21%
14. Any additional information
N/A
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
JULIE WILSON
020 7644 1043
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
JULIE WILSON
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification
22 DECEMBER 2006
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