Holding in Company

Kingfisher PLC
17 August 2001



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.    Name of company                     Kingfisher plc

2.    Name of shareholder having a major  M&G Investment Management Limited
      interest                            on behalf of Prudential plc
3.    State whether notification
      indicates that it is in respect of
      -       a holding of the
              shareholder named in 2.
              above                       Prudential plc and certain of its
                                          subsidiary companies
      -       a non-beneficial interest
                                          (including The Prudential Assurance
      -       an individual holder's      Company Limited)
              spouse or children under
              the age of 18

4.    Name of the registered holder(s)
      and, if more than one holder, the
      number of shares held by each of
      them
                                  140,628 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI
                                    7,050 PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)
                               49,115,945 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
                                  169,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
                                   16,171 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC
                                    3,792 PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDX TRACK
                                    5,507 PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS
                                   59,760 PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND
                               49,517,853

5.    Number of shares/amount of stock    Not disclosed
      acquired

6.    Percentage of issued class          Not disclosed

7.    Number of shares/amount of stock    -
      disposed

8.    Percentage of issued class          -

9.    Class of security                   121/2 pence Ordinary

10.   Date of transaction                 Not disclosed

11.   Date company informed               17 August 2001

12.   Total holding following this        49,517,853
      notification

13.   Total percentage holding of issued
      class following this notification   3.52%

14.   Additional information              The notification also states that the
                                          above-named shareholders no longer
                                          have a Companies Act 1985 s.208(5)
                                          interest.

15.   Name of contact and telephone       M H Stokes  020 7725 5883
      number for queries

16.   Name of authorised company official M H Stokes
      responsible for making this
      notification                        Deputy Company Secretary
      Date of notification                17 August 2001