Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
8 August 2001

                              SCHEDULE 11

       NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

                                           
AVS NO 

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

                                                                              
  1.  Name of company                 2.  Name of director                    
                                                                              
      KINGFISHER PLC                      WILLIAM WHITING                     

   3. Please state whether            4.  Name of the registered holder(s)    
      notification indicates that         and, if more than one holder, the   
      it is in respect of holding         number of shares held by each of    
      of the shareholder named in 2       them (if notified)                  
      above or in respect of a                                                
      non-beneficial interest or in       WILLIAM WHITING                     
      the case of an individual                                               
      holder if it is a holding of                                            
      that person's spouse or                                                 
      children under the age of 18                                            
      or in respect of an                                                     
      non-beneficial interest                                                 
                                                                              
      BENEFICIAL HOLDING                                                      

  5.  Please state whether            6.  Please state the nature of the      
      notification relates to a           transaction. For PEP transactions   
      person(s) connected with the        please indicate whether             
      director named in 2 above and       general/single                      
      identify the connected              co PEP and if discretionary/non     
      person(s)                           discretionary/non discretionary     
                                                                              
      N/A                                 EXERCISE OF SAYE SHARESAVE SCHEME   
                                          UPON MATURITY                       

  7.  Number of       8.  Percentage  9.  Number of          10.   Percentage 
      shares/amount       of issued       shares/amount of         of issued  
      of stock            class           stock disposed           class      
      acquired                                                                
                          NEGLIGIBLE      N/A                      N/A        
      1,476                                                                   
                                                                              
  11.   Class of     12.   Price     13.   Date of         14.   Date company 
        security           per             transaction           informed     
                           share                                              
        ORDINARY                           07.08.2001            07.08.2001   
                           233.5                                              
                           PENCE                                              
                                                                              
  15.               Total holding     16.                     Total           
                    following this                            percentage      
                    notification                              holding of      
                                                              issued class    
                    5,214                                     following this  
                                                              notification    
                                                                              
                                                              NEGLIGIBLE   
   
  If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the   
  following boxes.                                                            

  17.               Date of grant     18.   Period during which or date on    
                                            which exercisable                 

  19.               Total amount      20.   Description of shares or          
                    paid (if any)           debentures involved: class, number
                    for grant of                                              
                    the option                                                

  21.               Exercise price    22.   Total number of shares or         
                    (if fixed at            debentures over which options     
                    time of grant)          held following this notification  
                    or indication                                             
                    that price is                                             
                    to be fixed at                                            
                    time of exercise                                          

  23.               Any additional    24.   Name of contact and telephone     
                    information             number for queries                
                                                                              
                                            KATE BROWN - 020 7725 5762        

  25.               Name and signature of authorised company official         
                    responsible for making this notification                  
                                                                              
                    KATE BROWN, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY                   
  

Date of notification 8TH AUGUST 2001                                        


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