Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
08 January 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 2. above          HOLDER NAMED 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                                    149,069
    BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                              39,512
    MIDLAND BANK PLC                                          20,275
    CEDE & CO.                                                4,025
    NORTRUST NOMINEES                                         169,030
    MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                                      31,850
    DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                          3,675
    ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                                      28,125
    MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                              5,075
    BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                                 6,569,908
    NORTHERN TRUST                                            1,471,384
    CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                    2,082,357
    BANKERS TRUST                                             2,878,662
    MORGAN GUARANTY                                           348,150
    NORTRUST NOMINEES                                         3,704,579
    STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                             212,200
    DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                          1,347,204
    HSBC BANK PLC                                             1,492,317
    MELLON BANK N.A.                                          88,843
    BANK ONE LONDON                                           106,012
    STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                             3,918,519
    CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                    69,016,956
    STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                             45,800

6.  Percentage of issued class                                4.02%
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                                       6 JANUARY 2004
11. Date company informed                                     7 JANUARY 2004
12. Total holding following this notification                 93,778,414 SHARES
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this   4.02%
    notification
14. Additional information:                                   N/A
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries          J WILSON
                                                              020 7644 1043
16. Name of authorised company official responsible for       J WILSON
    making this notification                                  ASSISTANT COMPANY
                                                              SECRETARY
    Date of notification                                      8 JANUARY 2004




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