Director Shareholding

RNS Number:4865N
Kingfisher PLC
11 July 2003


Kingfisher plc became aware on 11 July 2003 that:


Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below, technically
became interested on that date in 50,996 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/
7p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established by Kingfisher
plc for the benefit of its employees and those of its subsidiaries) exercising
rights to require Kingfisher to allot shares under arrangements for it to
satisfy share options granted to employees.

Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased to be
interested on that date in 50,996 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7p each
by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares directly to the
order of the employees exercising those options.

Note:

For Companies Act purposes, certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are
set out below, together with all employees of the Company, are deemed to have a
technical interest in any shares in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an interest.
The interest ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.

Directors:

Mr Gerry Murphy
Mr William Whiting
Mr Ian Cheshire
Mrs Helen Weir

Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
Tel: [phone]



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