Director Shareholding

RNS Number:5514U
Kingfisher PLC
22 January 2004

Kingfisher plc became aware on 22nd January 2004 that:

1.      Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 3,703 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.

2.      Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested on that date in 3,703 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.

The shares were purchased from the ESOP at prices of #2.4806.  The total holding
of the ESOP following this allotment was 32,736,523 Kingfisher shares and 93,004
Kesa Electricals plc shares.



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
               Ms Helen Weir


Contact:        Jane Hughes, Share Schemes Manager
                Tel: [phone]


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