Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
07 May 2003


Kingfisher plc became aware on 7 May 2003 that:


On 28 April 2003., each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc
technically ceased to be interested in 13,709 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)
arranging for the allotment of shares directly to the order of the employees
exercising options.


The shares were purchased from the ESOP at a price of £2.0993.  The total
holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 37,139,193 shares.


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:

Mr Gerry Murphy
Mr William Whiting
Mr Ian Cheshire
Ms Helen Weir
M. Jean-Noel Labroue


Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
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