Holding in Company

Kingfisher PLC
7 August 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     KINGFISHER PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CGNU PLC

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

     CGNU PLC AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

         35,000 HIBERNIAN INVESTMENT MANAGERS LTD
     24,841,896 MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LTD
     21,244,340 NORWICH UNION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     12.5 PENCE ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

     31 JULY 2000

11)  Date company informed

     7 AUGUST 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     46,121,236
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.3%

14)  Any additional information

     NOTIFICATION MADE FOLLOWING THE RECENT MERGER OF CGU PLC AND
     NORWICH UNION PLC

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     M H STOKES  
     020 7725 5883

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ........ 7TH AUGUST 2000