Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
24 December 2004



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   HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
        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 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                   41,387

        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      114,894

        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                23,275

        MIDLAND BANK PLC                            20,275

        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           158,330

        MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                        17,950

        DEUTSCHE BANK AG                            3,675

        MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                5,075

        STATE STREEET NOMINEES LIMITED              113,500

        BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                   5,279,582

        NORTHERN TRUST                              2,021,438

        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      2,161,548

        BANKERS TRUST                               130,437

        MORGAN GUARANTY                             308,150

        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           3,777,817

        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               168,000

        DEUTSCHE BANK AG                            1,256,351

        HSBC BANK PLC                               1,371,917

        MELLON BANK N.A.                            88,843

        BANK ONE LONDON                             106,012

        STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED               9,573,067

        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      148,055,400

        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               160,760

6.      Percentage of issued class                  7.47%

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed   N/A

8.      Percentage of issued class                  N/A

9.      Class of security                           ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                                    15 5/7 PENCE EACH

10.     Date of transaction                         22 DECEMBER 2004

11.     Date company informed                       24 DECEMBER 2004

12.     Total holding following this notification   174,957,683 SHARES

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class    7.47%
        following this notification

14.     Additional information:                     N/A

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for    W THOMAS
        queries                                     020 7644 1168

16.     Name of authorised company official         J WILSON
        responsible for making this notification    ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

        Date of notification                        24 DECEMBER 2004




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