Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
30 September 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

BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         83,087
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            503,532
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                          23,275
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  20,275
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 309,098
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              17,950
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  3,675
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                      33,575
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     487,500
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         5,156,023
NORTHERN TRUST                                    2,641,438
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            3,825,848
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  85,300
BANKERS TRUST                                     298,337
BARCLAYS BANK                                     73,000
CITIBANK LONDON                                   389,900
MORGAN GUARANTY                                   308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,488,046
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            260,000
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              127,200
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     355,600
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         55,000
LLOYDS BANK                                       49,900
CITIBANK NA                                       41,000
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  1,359,451
CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD                       86,900
HSBC BANK PLC                                     1,458,167
MELLON BANK NA                                    242,143
KAS UK                                            77,000
BANK ONE LONDON                                   272,812
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                               116,800
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              45,200
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     21,800
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         35,200
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            585,800
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  48,800
BARCLAYS BANK                                     56,900
PICTET & CIE, GENEVA                              29,500
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 22,000
MORGAN STANLEY                                    25,100
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            122,900
J.P. MORGAN                                       1,884,700
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         23,100
LLOYDS BANK                                       29,700
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                86,200
HSBC BANK PLC                                     247,000
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         20,600
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 322,200
HSBC BANK PLC                                     33,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     17,098,267
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            212,980,400
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     183,560

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

1,495,754

8. Percentage of issued class

0.06%

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

27 SEPTEMBER 2005

11. Date company informed

29 SEPTEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

257,151,909

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.95%

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

30 SEPTEMBER 2005

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