Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7453N
Kesa Electricals plc
18 July 2003


                              KESA ELECTRICALS PLC

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.  Name of company

Kesa Electricals plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

Prudential plc, The Prudential Assurance Company Limited and certain of their
respective subsidiary companies

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

As 2 above.

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

                                                                       Holding
Prudential plc:

M&G (LOMBARD ST)NOMS FPE                                                29,724
MAGIM HSBC CIS NOM(UK)SALI                                              89,545
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                   43,222
MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                  4,147,845
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                6,205
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC                                       17,560,356
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC                                          174,320
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                         951,163
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                                           9,128
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                     86,184
ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                     50,483
ROY NOMS LTD 578060                                                     91,068
ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                     98,298
ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                    203,603

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited:

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL                                              89,545
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                6,205
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                      17,560,356
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                         951,163
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                                           9,128

all of Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH.

5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6.  Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Nil

8.  Percentage of issued class

Nil

9.  Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("ordinary shares")

10.  Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11.  Date company informed

17th July, 2003

12.  Total holding following this notification

Prudential plc: 23,541,144 ordinary shares

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited: 18,616,397 ordinary shares

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

Prudential plc: 4.44

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited: 3.51

14.  Any additional information

It has not been made clear to the Company whether the additional ordinary shares
contained in this notification (compared to the notification for this shareholder 
made on 10th July 2003) represent an acquisition of ordinary shares or whether 
all the ordinary shares the subject of this notification have been acquired as a 
result of the demerger of the Company from Kingfisher plc coming into effect on 
7th July, 2003.

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rollo Head, Finsbury Limited. Tel: [phone]

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

M. Reavley, Company Secretary

Date of notification 18th July 2003




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