Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
21 October 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 LIMITED                     107,300
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         867,287
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED            6,300
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            1,441,432
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                          157,575
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  128,875
CEDE & CO                                         143,500
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 512,498
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            12,900
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              34,850
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     4,200
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                                  3,675
HSBC BANK PLC                                     600
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED                      157,075
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                              20,700
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     405,900
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                         5,156,023
NORTHERN TRUST                                    2,685,129
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            3,679,548
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                  85,300
BANKERS TRUST                                     298,337
BARCLAYS BANK                                     73,000
CITIBANK LONDON                                   356,900
MORGAN GUARANTY                                   308,150
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                 4,353,946
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                            260,000
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                              127,200
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     355,600
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK                         42,200
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                              12,500
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                                 211,238
HSBC BANK PLC                                     33,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                     16,978,067
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            214,480,400
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.                     183,560

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,984,338

6. Percentage of issued class

11.09%

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 5/7 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

19 OCTOBER 2005

11. Date company informed

21 OCTOBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

260,643,938

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.09%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JULIE WILSON
020 7644 1043

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

JULIE WILSON
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

21 OCTOBER 2005

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