Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
27 October 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company     KINGFISHER PLC



2) Name of director     WILLIAM WHITING


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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest     INDIVIDUAL NAMED ABOVE



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



5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary



7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed



15) Total holding following this notification



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant     24/10/2000



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable     01/12/2003 - 01/12/
2010



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number     ORDINARY
SHARES OF 12.5 PENCE EACH



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise     365.0 PENCE



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification     221,957




23) Any additional information     N/A



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries     MARTIN STOKES,
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY 020 7725 5883



25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification MARTIN STOKES

Date of Notification      27/10/2000