Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
8 February 2001


Kingfisher plc became aware on 7 February 2001 that:

1.  Certain  Directors  of Kingfisher plc, whose names  are set out below,
technically  became  interested on that date in 7,000  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 7,000 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 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]