Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
04 August 2005


                   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

BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         41,387
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            476,924
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                          23,275
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  20,275
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 304,260
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              17,950
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  3,675
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                      31,375
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     458,800
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         5,242,923
NORTHERN TRUST                                    2,627,538
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            3,787,448
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  78,800
BANKERS TRUST                                     283,337
BARCLAYS BANK                                     67,400
CITIBANK LONDON                                   347,800
MORGAN GUARANTY                                   308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,351,946
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            239,800
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              117,400
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     341,700
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         50,800
LLOYDS BANK                                       46,100
CITIBANK NA                                       37,800
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  1,425,551
CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD                       81,400
HSBC BANK PLC                                     1,448,967
MELLON BANK NA                                    240,543
KAS UK                                            71,100
BANK ONE LONDON                                   223,112
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                               107,600
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              41,300
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     20,100
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         30,500
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            540,700
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  45,000
BARCLAYS BANK                                     52,500
PICTET & CIE, GENEVA                              26,700
CITIBANK LONDON                                   17,300
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 20,300
MORGAN STANLEY                                    23,200
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            113,200
J.P. MORGAN                                       1,740,300
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         21,300
LLOYDS BANK                                       27,200
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                79,600
HSBC BANK PLC                                     228,100
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 297,500
HSBC BANK PLC                                     30,500
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     17,098,267
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            215,105,400
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     183,560

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

258,647,663

6. Percentage of issued class

11.01%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

2 AUGUST 2005

11. Date company informed

4 AUGUST 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

258,647,663

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.01%

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

4 AUGUST 2005

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