Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
04 March 2003



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.         Name of company                                           KINGFISHER PLC

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest               THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

3.         State whether notification indicates that it is in
           respect of

           -   a holding of the shareholder named in 2. above

           -   a non-beneficial interest

           -   an individual holder's spouse or children under the   HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
               age of 18

4.         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
           holder, the number of shares held by each of them

           BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                                 81,881
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                    228,885
           BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                              55,100
           MIDLAND BANK PLC                                          34,972
           DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                                    2,727
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                         636,489
           MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                                      36,400
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                          4,200
           ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                                      32,144
           MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                              285,648
           BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                                 8,912,675
           NORTHERN TRUST                                            2,085,141
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                    5,785,229
           BANKERS TRUST                                             5,109,900
           MORGAN GUARANTY                                           741,200
           NORTRUST NOMINEES                                         3,968,463
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                             488,000
           DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                          1,632,963
           HSBC BANK PLC                                             1,753,300
           MELLON BANK N.A.                                          101,535
           BANK ONE LONDON                                           213,500
           ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                                    59,900
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                             31,400
           STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                             1,524,990
           CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                    101,887,933
           STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                             13,675

6.         Percentage of issued class                                5.19%

7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed                 N/A

8.         Percentage of issued class                                N/A

9.         Class of security                                         ORDINARY SHARES OF 13.75p EACH

10.        Date of transaction                                       3 MARCH 2003

11.        Date company informed                                     3 MARCH 2003

12.        Total holding following this notification                 135,708,250 SHARES

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this   5.19%
           notification

14.        Additional information:                                   N/A

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries          J WILSON

                                                                     020 7725 5853

16.        Name of authorised company official responsible for       J WILSON
           making this notification
                                                                     COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT

           Date of notification                                      4 MARCH 2003

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