Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Kingfisher PLC announced on April 24, 2026, that on April 23, 2026, several Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) were granted awards under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan and its French Free Share Sub Plan. These awards, valued at nil cost per share and calculated based on an average share price of 300.2 pence, are subject to continued employment and, where applicable, performance conditions. The total number of shares awarded across all PDMRs amounts to 3,740,000, with specific grants detailed for individuals including Thierry Garnier, Bhavesh Mistry, Graham Bell, Chris Blatchford, Sapna Dutta, Pascal Gil, John Mewett, Nils Swolkień, and Laurent Vittoz.

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Kingfisher PLC
24 April 2026
 

KINGFISHER PLC (the 'Company')

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

 

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. 

 

The Company announces that on 23 April 2026, awards were granted to PDMRs to acquire ordinary shares of 15 5/7 pence each in the Company (the 'Shares') under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'KPSP') and the KPSP French Free Share Sub Plan (the 'PSP French Sub Plan'), in accordance with the the applicable rules of each plan and the 2025 Directors' Remuneration Policy.

 

The awards are subject to continued employment and, where applicable, the achievement of performance conditions. The measures and targets that will apply to the awards subject to performance conditions are set out in the Company's 2025/26 Annual Report and Accounts, which is available at www.kingfisher.com. Additional detail regarding the awards granted to Thierry Garnier and Bhavesh Mistry will be disclosed in the Directors' Remuneration Report in the Company's 2026/27 Annual Report and Accounts.

 

The price per share used to calculate the number of Shares over which the awards have been granted is 300.2 pence (being the average of the closing price of the Company's Shares over the three trading days prior to the date of grant).

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Thierry Garnier

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    879,047

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    74,072

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     953,119

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Bhavesh Mistry

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    572,597

ii.    Nil

ii.    86,537

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     659,134

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Graham Bell

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

CEO B&Q UK and Ireland

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    335,496

ii.    Nil

ii.    27,341

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     362,837

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Chris Blatchford

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Technology Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    306,885

ii.    Nil

ii.    19,306

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     326,191

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Sapna Dutta

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

General Counsel & Company Secretary

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    269,320

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    5,266

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     274,586

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Pascal Gil

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

CEO Castorama France

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of a conditional award to acquire shares under the PSP French Sub Plan, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

Nil

249,894

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     249,894  

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

John Mewett

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

CEO Screwfix

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    320,386

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    31,710

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     352,096

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Katherine Seljeflot

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief People Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    293,944

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    15,590

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     309,534

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Debarati Sen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Commercial Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the KPSP, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

Nil

308,354

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     308,354

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Nils Swolkień

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

CEO Castorama Poland

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of a conditional award to acquire shares under the PSP French Sub Plan, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of conditional award to acquire shares under the PSP French Sub Plan, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    218,907

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    104,241

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     323,148

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Laurent Vittoz

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

CEO Brico Dépôt France

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Kingfisher plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800KBMEV7I92FY281

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)

Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each

 

(ISIN: GB0033195214)

b)

Nature of the transaction

i.    Grant of a conditional award to acquire shares under the PSP French Sub Plan, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

ii.    Grant of conditional award to acquire shares under the PSP French Sub Plan, subject to continued employment.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

                 Volume(s)

i.    Nil

i.    218,907

 


ii.    Nil

ii.    104,241

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     323,148

-     Nil

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-04-23

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

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