Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
25 February 2004


Kingfisher plc became aware on 25 February 2004 that:

On 25 February 2004, each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc
technically ceased to be interested in 215,155 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of
15 5/7p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established by
Kingfisher plc for the benefit of its employees and those of its subsidiaries)
arranging for the allotment of shares directly to the order of the employees
exercising options.

The shares were purchased from the ESOP at prices of £2.0993 (203,717 shares),
and £2.9008 (11,438 shares). The total holding of the ESOP following this
allotment was 32,414,192 Kingfisher shares and 93,004 Kesa Electricals plc
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 William Whiting
Mr Ian Cheshire
Mr Duncan Tatton-Brown

Contact:

Jane Hughes, Share Schemes Manager
Tel: [phone]




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