Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
01 March 2004


Kingfisher plc became aware on 1 March 2004 that:

On 1 March 2004, each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically
ceased to be interested in 61,688 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 (41,382 shares),
and £2.1785 (20,306 shares). The total holding of the ESOP following this
allotment was 32,352,504 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:

Martin Chambers, Director of Legal Affairs
Tel: [phone]




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