Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
13 December 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

KINGFISHER PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC.

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

HOLDER NAMED ABOVE

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

STATE STREET NOMINEES                             2,547,800
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         3,190,087
NORTHERN TRUST                                    167,600
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA                    27,200
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            14,861,190
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES                              650,175
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  2,576,175
CEDE & CO.                                        398,300
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                            6,400
BANKERS TRUST                                     947,600
BARCLAYS BANK                                     22,300
CITIBANK LONDON                                   11,100
ROYAL TRUST                                       22,200
BROWN BROTHERS                                    27,200
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,288,098
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            79,100
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              96,050
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.                   167,042
CITIBANK                                          18,400
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                            16,200
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  13,775
HSBC BANK PLC                                     900
MELLON BANK NA                                    112,700
ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                              7,800
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                      994,475
HSBC                                              12,100
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              1,183,900
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     468,900
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         5,710,073
NORTHERN TRUST                                    2,849,829
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            5,018,148
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  157,300
BANKERS TRUST                                     289,800
BARCLAYS BANK                                     131,400
CITIBANK LONDON                                   646,200
MORGAN GUARANTY                                   308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,347,359
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            467,900
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              127,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.                   641,200
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         68,900
LLOYDS BANK                                       83,000
CITIBANK NA                                       69,600
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  1,424,351
CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LIMITED                   197,800
HSBC BANK PLC                                     1,574,367
MELLON BANK NA                                    260,143
KAS UK                                            147,500
BANK ONE LONDON                                   378,712
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                               219,000
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              49,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     39,300
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         62,300
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            668,200
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  90,000
BARCLAYS BANK                                     99,300
PICTET & CIE, GENEVA                              23,700
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 41,100
MORGAN STANLEY                                    46,400
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            217,500
JP MORGAN                                         3,013,000
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         36,800
LLOYDS BANK                                       38,400
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                            142,600
HSBC BANK PLC                                     439,700
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         20,600
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 299,338
HSBC BANK PLC                                     61,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     18,028,067
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            184,322,934
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     183,560

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

3,055,797

6. Percentage of issued class

0.13%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

9 DECEMBER 2005

11. Date company informed

12 DECEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

265,955,498

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.31%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

WILLIAM THOMAS
020 7644 1168

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

HELEN JONES
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

13 DECEMBER 2005

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