Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
15 January 2002

Kingfisher plc became aware on 15 January 2002 that:



 1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
    technically became interested on that date in 106,400 Kingfisher plc
    ordinary shares of 13.75p 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 and in 105,644 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 13.75p each by
    virtue of the QUEST being allotted the shares and the Directors being
    potential beneficiaries under the QUEST.

 2. Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased to
    be interested on that date in 106,400 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of
    13.75p each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such
    shares directly to the order of the employees exercising those options,
    and also technically ceased to be interested on that date in 105,644
    Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 13.75p each by virtue of the QUEST
    transferring the shares to employees.



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 the shares held in Kingfisher's QUEST
and in any shares in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an interest. The interest
ceases when shares are transferred to individuals who exercise their employee
ShareSave scheme options or when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.



Directors:

Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy

Mr William Whiting

Mr Ian Cheshire

Ms Helen Weir

M. Jean-Noel Labroue



Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager

Tel: [phone]