Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
24 March 2006


                   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

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     3,989,500
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         3,557,387
NORTHERN TRUST                                    316,000
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED            27,200
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            21,726,590
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                          859,875
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  3,848,362
CEDE & CO                                         504,600
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                            6,400
BANKERS TRUST                                     1,592,200
BARCLAYS BANK                                     38,200
CITIBANK LONDON                                   19,000
ROYAL TRUST                                       38,100
BROWN BROS.                                       46,700
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 6,154,898
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            112,100
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              121,650
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     351,400
CITIBANK                                          31,500
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                16,200
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  13,775
HSBC BANK PLC                                     7,000
MELLON BANK N.A.                                  180,100
ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                              7,800
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                      1,389,875
HSBC                                              62,100
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              2,166,600
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     385,800
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         5,764,373
NORTHERN TRUST                                    2,739,091
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            4,673,848
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  146,600
BANKERS TRUST                                     167,500
BARCLAYS BANK                                     72,200
CITIBANK LONDON                                   824,100
MORGAN GUARANTY                                   308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,038,397
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            630,400
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              127,200
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     426,700
LLOYDS BANK                                       83,000
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  1,102,751
CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD                       122,900
HSBC BANK PLC                                     1,485,967
MELLON BANK NA                                    173,500
KAS UK                                            115,000
BANK ONE LONDON                                   354,012
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                               98,500
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              27,000
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         21,700
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            766,300
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  76,000
BARCLAYS BANK                                     48,000
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 21,700
MORGAN STANLEY                                    22,400
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            88,600
J.P. MORGAN                                       1,915,600
LLOYDS BANK                                       35,500
HSBC BANK PLC                                     265,200
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         20,600
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 346,438
HSBC BANK PLC                                     84,900
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     20,453,067
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            210,397,934
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     183,560

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

360,982

8. Percentage of issued class

0.02%

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

22 MARCH 2006

11. Date company informed

24 MARCH 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

305,799,600

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.9%

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

24 MARCH 2006

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