Directorate Change

Kingfisher PLC
02 February 2004


                 DUNCAN TATTON-BROWN APPOINTED AS KINGFISHER'S
                                FINANCE DIRECTOR

Following the announcement made on 11 November 2003 Kingfisher plc has today
formally confirmed the appointment of Duncan Tatton Brown as Group Finance
Director of the Company with effect from 2 February 2004.

From January 2001 until his appointment on 2 February 2004, Duncan was Finance
Director of B&Q plc. He began his career in the Royal Navy, moving to Rank Xerox
(UK) Ltd in 1987. He held various positions in the finance department at Burton
Group plc, where he was part of the team which worked on the demerger into
Debenhams plc and Arcadia Group plc in 1998. He then became Group Finance
Director at Virgin Entertainment Group Ltd. Age 38.

Duncan has no shares in Kingfisher plc but has options over 183,312 shares as
follows:

Type of    Date of grant Number of   Option price  Date from which    Lapse Date
Option                   shares      (pence)       exercisable

Executive
Approved   26/09/2001    14,289      209.93        26/09/2004         26/09/2011
Executive
Unapproved 26/09/2001    57,983      209.93        26/09/2004         26/09/2011
Executive
Unapproved 09/04/2002    26,151      290.08        09/04/2005         09/04/2012
Executive
Unapproved 08/10/2002    43,600      194.95        08/10/2005         08/10/2012
Executive
Unapproved 17/04/2003    35,736      237.85        17/04/2006         17/04/2013
ShareSave  23/10/2001    5,553       171.04        01/12/2004         01/06/2005

The above information completes the disclosure obligations under paragraphs
6.F.2.(b) to 6.F.2.(g) and paragraphs 16.4, 16.5 and 16.13 of the Listing Rules
of the UK Listing Authority.




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