Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
02 August 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

KINGFISHER PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

HOLDER NAMED ABOVE

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

BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS                        12
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                     7,844
BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69                           504
BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99                             2
BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69                             54,941
CHASE NOMINEES LTD - 16376                        1,287,888
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323364            3,485
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323372            8,593
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323496            5,589
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324018            1,474
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324085            2,684
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324190            4,000
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00593965            2,127
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594198            1,215
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594465            2,971
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594775            2,386
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595534            4,507
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595712            1,593
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595801            2,963
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597103            1,509
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597375            4,786
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597383            6,189
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597448            3,024
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00645442            4,313
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00651361            1,681
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00668604            1,420
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00678693            2,190
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00679401            22,541
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00691088            2,558
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00693030            4,594
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00693404            2,742
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00694028            1,410
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00694222            2,081
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697329            14,816
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697388            1,628
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697663            10,129
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697701            1,347
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00702950            2,018
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703140            1,590
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703353            3,295
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703396            2,086
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703876            1,816
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703884            2,233
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703914            1,355
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00807507            9,500
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00807663            2,048
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00830118            3,038
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00866805            2,355
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00886083            1,851
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00887365            2,188
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03000000            2,109
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100012            1,598
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100071            4,166
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100241            1,866
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100420            2,530
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100926            5,708
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03101280            2,808
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03101868            2,125
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102058            1,509
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102317            1,755
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102465            26,290
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102546            3,365
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102554            22,772
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102660            1,182
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03103119            2,330
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03105898            1,116
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03105901            1,552
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000093            2,327
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000662            1,909
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000697            14,241
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000832            1,479
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07001065            1,912
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00484015            3,763
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00595798            3,001
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00597278            14,000
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00701601            3,895
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00703833            8,808
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0325 - 00703094            1,729
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB1025 - 00837619            13,428
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES NWS0112 - 00090424            12,489,374
GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ER1                    37,189
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED - GM1            294,823
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      4,657,158
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      66,462
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      34,112
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      459,160
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      437,370
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      172,506
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      2,724,465
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      11,833,938
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      530,753
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                      24,622
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16331                   701,677
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16338                   138,980
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16341                   1,287,868
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16342                   282,325
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16400                   24,391,194
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 17011                   39,954
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 18409                   1,706,179
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               151,626
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               23,983
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               1,933
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               63,866
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               331,251
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               313,403
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               94,311
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               19,458
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               249,200
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               1,239,075
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               434,847
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               21,576
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               72,061
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                               402,934
MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF                        320,073
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL                    15,367
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED - RC1                  1,751,522
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c AK1                894,066
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c BL1                277,591
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c CM1                81,212
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1                    191,314
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1                    146,101
REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED                           1,361
STATE STREET                                      39,790
STATE STREET BOSTON                               201,309
STATE STREET BOSTON                               1,523,814
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                            28,790

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

72,876,325

6. Percentage of issued class

3.10%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

28 JULY 2005

11. Date company informed

2 AUGUST 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

72,876,325

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.10%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JULIE WILSON
020 7644 1043

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

JULIE WILSON
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

2 AUGUST 2005

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