Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
22 February 2001


Kingfisher plc became aware on 22 February 2001 that:

1.  Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,         
    technically became interested on that date in 16,800 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 16,800 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 12.5p   
    each by virtue of the ESOP arrranging 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 the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.

Directors:  Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy
            Mr William Whiting
            Mr Philip Rowley
            Mr Ian Cheshire
            Ms Helen Weir
            M. Jean-Noel Labroue

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