Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
19 July 2002



SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.         Name of company                                           KINGFISHER PLC

2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest               CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

3.         State whether notification indicates that it is in
           respect of
           -   a holding of the shareholder named in 2. above
               a non-beneficial interest
           -   an individual holder's spouse or children under the   HOLDER NAMED ABOVE
               age of 18
           -

4.         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one    CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY
           holder, the number of shares held by each of them         - 888,462

                                                                     CAPIAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                                                                     - 7,912,072

                                                                     CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
                                                                     - 39,624,742

5.         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired                 NOT DISCLOSED

6.         Percentage of issued class                                3.74%

7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed                 N/A

8.         Percentage of issued class                                N/A

9.         Class of security                                         ORDINARY SHARES OF 13.75p EACH

10.        Date of transaction                                       17 JULY 2002

11.        Date company informed                                     18 JULY 2002

12.        Total holding following this notification                 48,425,276 SHARES

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this   3.74%
           notification

14.        Additional information:                                   N/A

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries          J WILSON
                                                                     020 7725 5853

16.        Name of authorised company official responsible for       J WILSON
           making this notification                                  COMPANY SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT

           Date of notification                                      19 JULY 2002




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