Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
19 September 2000


Kingfisher plc became aware on 18 September 2000 that:

1.   Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,        
    technically became interested on that date in 22,800 Kingfisher plc         
   ordinary shares of 12.5p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust   
  established by Kingfisher plc for the benefit of its employees and those      
 of its subsidiaries) exercising rights to require Kingfisher to allot          
shares under arrangements for it to satisfy share options granted to           
employees.

2.   Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased to  
    be interested on that date in 22,800 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of      
   12.5p each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such         
  shares directly to the order of the employees exercising those options.

Note:   For Companies Act purposes, certain Directors of Kingfisher plc,
        whose names are set out below, together with all employees of the       
       Company, are deemed to have a technical interest in any shares           
      in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an interest.  The interest ceases          
     when  ESOP ceases to have such an interest.


Directors:   Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy
             Mr Roger Holmes
             Mr Philip Rowley

Contact:     Graham Middleton, Director of Reward and Benefits
             Tel:  [phone]