Kingfisher PLC 31 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company KINGFISHER PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3. State whether notification indicates that it is in respect of - a holding of the shareholder named in 2. above HOLDER NAMED ABOVE - a non-beneficial interest - an individual holder's spouse or children under the age of 18 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 69,691,556 BOSTON SAFE 12,378,248 NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LIMITED 10,315,615 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED 3,516,763 THE BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LIMITED 2,811,687 WELLS FARGO INTERNATIONAL 1,632,988 INVESTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION 1,470,969 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 798,273 BARNETT & CO. 725,308 6. Percentage of issued class 4.4% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 29 MARCH 2005 11. Date company informed 31 MARCH 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 103,341,407 SHARES 13. Total percentage holding of issued class 4.4% following this notification 14. Additional information: N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for J WILSON queries 020 7644 1043 16. Name of authorised company official J WILSON responsible for making this notification ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 31 MARCH 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange