Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
03 March 2005


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                                HOLDER NAMED 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                      107,974
        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                23,275
        MIDLAND BANK PLC                            20,275
        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           131,730
        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                   4,716,466
        NORTHERN TRUST                              2,021,438
        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      2,161,548
        BANKERS TRUST                               106,037
        MORGAN GUARANTY                             308,150
        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           3,822,417
        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               168,000
        DEUTSCHE BANK AG                            1,256,351
        HSBC BANK PLC                               1,357,417
        MELLON BANK N.A.                            88,843
        BANK ONE LONDON                             106,012
        STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED               14,701,364
        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      181,012,400
        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               172,860

6.      Percentage of issued class                  9.05%

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                         1 MARCH 2005

11.     Date company informed                       3 MARCH 2005

12.     Total holding following this notification   212,464,144 SHARES

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class    9.05%
        following this notification

14.     Additional information:                     N/A

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for    J WILSON
        queries                                     020 7644 1043

16.     Name of authorised company official         J WILSON
        responsible for making this notification    ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
        Date of notification                        3 MARCH 2005



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