Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
09 October 2006



Kingfisher 1993 Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust ('the ESOP')


Kingfisher plc became aware on 9th October 2006 that certain Directors of
Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below, technically ceased to be
interested on that date in 217,807 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7p each
by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established by Kingfisher plc for
the benefit of its employees and those of its subsidiaries) transferring these
shares directly to the order of employees exercising rights to acquire
Kingfisher shares under the Company's share incentive schemes.


The total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 21,809,404 Kingfisher
shares.



Note: For Companies Act purposes, certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose
names are set out below, together with all employees of the Company, are deemed
to have a technical interest in any shares in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an
interest. The interest ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.



Directors: Mr Gerry Murphy
           Mr Ian Cheshire
           Mr Duncan Tatton-Brown



Contact:   William Thomas, Senior Share Schemes Administrator
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