RNS Number:8649T
Kingfisher PLC
05 January 2004


Kingfisher plc became aware on 5 January 2004 that:

1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 47,164 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 15 5/7p 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 47,164 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 15 5/7p 
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
Mrs Helen Weir

Contact:

Jane Hughes, Share Schemes Manager
Tel: 020 7644 1166




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