Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
16 March 2004



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   HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
            2. above
        -   a non-beneficial interest
        -   an individual holder's spouse or
            children under the 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                   44,887
        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      114,894
        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                23,275
        MIDLAND BANK PLC                            20,275
        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           169,030
        MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                        31,850
        DEUTSCHE BANK AG                            3,675
        MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                5,075
        STATE STREEET NOMINEES LIMITED              113,500
        BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                   6,124,758
        NORTHERN TRUST                              1,471,384
        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      2,082,357
        BANKERS TRUST                               289,937
        MORGAN GUARANTY                             348,150
        NORTRUST NOMINEES                           3,703,317
        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               168,000
        DEUTSCHE BANK AG                            1,283,704
        HSBC BANK PLC                               1,289,417
        MELLON BANK N.A.                            88,843
        BANK ONE LONDON                             106,012
        STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED               8,408,051
        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      91,556,556
        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.               77,300
6.      Percentage of issued class                  5.04%
7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed   N/A
8.      Percentage of issued class                  N/A
9.      Class of security                           ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                                    15 5/7 PENCE EACH
10.     Date of transaction                         12 MARCH 2004
11.     Date company informed                       15 MARCH 2004
12.     Total holding following this notification   117,524,247 SHARES
13.     Total percentage holding of issued class    5.04%
        following this notification
14.     Additional information:                     N/A
15.     Name of contact and telephone number for    J WILSON
        queries                                     020 7644 1043
16.     Name of authorised company official         J WILSON
        responsible for making this notification    ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
        Date of notification                        16 MARCH 2004




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