Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
26 February 2002



Kingfisher plc became aware on 26 February 2002 that:

1.   Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
     technically became interested on that date in 374,800 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.

2.   Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
     to be interested on that date in 374,800 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.


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 Ian Cheshire
               Ms Helen Weir
               M. Jean-Noel Labroue


Contact:       Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
               Tel: [phone]


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