Kingfisher PLC
19 September 2005
Kingfisher plc became aware on 19th September 2005 that:
1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 1,704 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 1,704 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 total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 24,549,947
Kingfisher shares and 59,988 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 Ian Cheshire
Mr Duncan Tatton-Brown
Contact: William Thomas, Senior Share Schemes Administrator
Tel: 020 7644 1168
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