Kingfisher PLC 02 August 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company KINGFISHER PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BARCLAYS PLC 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 HOLDER NAMED ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 12 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 7,844 BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 504 BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99 2 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 54,941 CHASE NOMINEES LTD - 16376 1,287,888 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323364 3,485 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323372 8,593 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00323496 5,589 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324018 1,474 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324085 2,684 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324190 4,000 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00593965 2,127 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594198 1,215 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594465 2,971 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594775 2,386 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595534 4,507 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595712 1,593 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00595801 2,963 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597103 1,509 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597375 4,786 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597383 6,189 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00597448 3,024 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00645442 4,313 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00651361 1,681 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00668604 1,420 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00678693 2,190 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00679401 22,541 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00691088 2,558 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00693030 4,594 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00693404 2,742 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00694028 1,410 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00694222 2,081 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697329 14,816 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697388 1,628 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697663 10,129 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00697701 1,347 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00702950 2,018 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703140 1,590 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703353 3,295 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703396 2,086 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703876 1,816 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703884 2,233 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00703914 1,355 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00807507 9,500 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00807663 2,048 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00830118 3,038 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00866805 2,355 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00886083 1,851 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00887365 2,188 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03000000 2,109 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100012 1,598 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100071 4,166 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100241 1,866 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100420 2,530 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03100926 5,708 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03101280 2,808 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03101868 2,125 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102058 1,509 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102317 1,755 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102465 26,290 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102546 3,365 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102554 22,772 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03102660 1,182 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03103119 2,330 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03105898 1,116 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03105901 1,552 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000093 2,327 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000662 1,909 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000697 14,241 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07000832 1,479 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 07001065 1,912 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00484015 3,763 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00595798 3,001 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00597278 14,000 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00701601 3,895 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 - 00703833 8,808 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0325 - 00703094 1,729 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB1025 - 00837619 13,428 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES NWS0112 - 00090424 12,489,374 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ER1 37,189 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED - GM1 294,823 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,657,158 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 66,462 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 34,112 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 459,160 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 437,370 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 172,506 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,724,465 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,833,938 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 530,753 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 24,622 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16331 701,677 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16338 138,980 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16341 1,287,868 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16342 282,325 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16400 24,391,194 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 17011 39,954 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 18409 1,706,179 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 151,626 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 23,983 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,933 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 63,866 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 331,251 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 313,403 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 94,311 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 19,458 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 249,200 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,239,075 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 434,847 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 21,576 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 72,061 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 402,934 MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF 320,073 MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL 15,367 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED - RC1 1,751,522 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c AK1 894,066 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c BL1 277,591 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c CM1 81,212 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 191,314 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 146,101 REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 1,361 STATE STREET 39,790 STATE STREET BOSTON 201,309 STATE STREET BOSTON 1,523,814 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 28,790 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 72,876,325 6. Percentage of issued class 3.10% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 28 JULY 2005 11. Date company informed 2 AUGUST 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 72,876,325 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.10% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JULIE WILSON 020 7644 1043 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification JULIE WILSON ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 2 AUGUST 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. 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