Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
13 October 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


Kingfisher plc ('the Company') has today been notified by M&G Investment
Management Limited that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, The
Prudential Assurance Company Limited no longer holds a notifiable interest in
the ordinary shares of the Company as of 11 October 2006.


Kingfisher plc has also today been notified that:


1. Name of company

KINGFISHER PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


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

PRUDENTIAL PLC


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                    67,860,030
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                    1,633,132
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                    2,784,613
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                   538,707


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

9,247,644


8. Percentage of issued class

0.39%


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH


10. Date of transaction

10 OCTOBER 2006


11. Date company informed

13 OCTOBER 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

72,816,482


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.09%


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

13 OCTOBER 2006


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