Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
08 April 2008


TR-1:   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:

KINGFISHER PLC

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may 
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting 
rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification  TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):  Bank of New York
                                                       HSBC Bank PLC
                                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank
                                                       Mellon Bank
                                                       Royal Trust Corp. of Canada
                                                       State Street Bank

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the      4 April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                      7 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:        7%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using    Triggering transaction
the ISIN CODE        Number of Shares Number of    Number of     Number of voting rights % of voting
                                      Voting       shares                                rights
                                      Rights                     Direct     Indirect     Direct  Indirect

ORDINARY OF GBP      149,231,047      149,231,047  164,619,067              164,619,067          7.02%
0.15714


ISIN:
GB0033195214


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

164,619,067                                        7.02%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


N/A




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:       N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:   N/A


13. Additional information:                  N/A

14. Contact name:                            LORI A. WEBER

                                             ASSISTANT SECRETARY, FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC

15. Contact telephone number:                954-847-2283




Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)        KINGFISHER PLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

                                                           3 SHELDON SQUARE, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 6PX
Phone number                                               020 7372 8008
Other useful information (at least legal representative    HELEN SILVER
for legal persons)                                         DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY



B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)


C:        Additional information





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