Holding in Company

Kingfisher PLC
18 December 2001



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.  Name of company                     Kingfisher plc
2.  Name of shareholder having a major  HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd
    interest
3.  State whether notification
    indicates that it is in respect of
    - a holding of the shareholder
      named in 2. above
                                        Shareholder named above (various
      a non-beneficial interest         accounts, see below)
    -
      an individual holder's spouse or
    - children under the age of 18
4.  Name of the registered holder(s)    A/C 775180 - 277,580 shares
    and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of    A/C 775229 - 170,122 shares
    them
                                        A/C 886603 - 3,068,370 shares

                                        A/C 775245 - 5,909,381 shares

                                        A/C 361602 - 20,355 shares

                                        A/C 754612 - 275,153 shares

                                        A/C 766793 - 9,090 shares

                                        A/C 252605 - 861,126 shares

                                        A/C 360509 - 776,463 shares

                                        A/C 357206 - 26,529,596 shares

                                        A/C 130007 - 184,782 shares

                                        A/C 904332 - 99,900 shares

                                        A/C 866203 - 955,518 shares



                                        Total = 39,137,436


5.  Number of shares/amount of stock    The acquisition of an additional
    acquired                            852,038 shares resulted in the
                                        above-named accounts jointly holding a
                                        notifiable interest
6.  Percentage of issued class          852,038 shares = 0.065% (for total
                                        percentage interest see 13)
7.  Number of shares/amount of stock    N/A
    disposed
8.  Percentage of issued class          N/A
9.  Class of security                   13.75 pence Ordinary
10. Date of transaction                 12th December 2001
11. Date company informed               18th December 2001
12. Total holding following this        39,137,436
    notification
13. Total percentage holding of issued  3.03% in total
    class following this notification
                                        N/A

14. Additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone       Kate Brown
    number for queries
                                        020 7725 5762
16. Name of authorised company official Kate Brown
    responsible for making this
    notification                        Assistant Company Secretary
    Date of notification                18th December 2001