Acquisition

Kingfisher PLC
16 March 2001


PRESS RELEASE
16 March 2001

      Kingfisher plc Buys German Online Electrical Retailer
Kingfisher plc today announced that it has purchased Yagma AG, an online
consumer electronics retailer in Germany for a nominal cash price.
Yagma will provide ProMarkt, Kingfisher's electrical retail business in
Germany, with a fully operational online transactional capability and will
trade under ProMarkt's URL, www.promarkt.de.

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                               Notes to Editors
*    Kingfisher plc is one of Europe's leading retailers, operating principally
     through its two international businesses in DIY and electricals and its
     UK-focused general merchandise business. The Group employs more than
     130,000 people in over 2,900 stores across 16 countries and has some of
     the best known retail brands in Europe, including B&Q, Castorama, Comet,
     Darty, BUT, Woolworths and Superdrug among others.

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