Kingfisher PLC 25 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company KINGFISHER PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC. 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 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 160,600 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 1,928,187 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 17,000 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 2,511,032 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 247,375 MIDLAND BANK PLC 183,575 CEDE & CO 188,800 BANKERS TRUST 8,100 NORTRUST NOMINEES 768,698 ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 11,700 MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 56,350 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 34,200 RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 15,000 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 3,675 HSBC BANK PLC 800 MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 212,675 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 35,200 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 405,900 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,156,023 NORTHERN TRUST 2,685,129 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 3,679,548 MIDLAND BANK PLC 85,300 BANKERS TRUST 298,337 BARCLAYS BANK 73,000 CITIBANK LONDON 356,900 MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150 NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,353,946 ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 260,000 MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 355,600 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 42,200 LLOYDS BANK 49,900 CITIBANK NA 41,000 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,359,451 CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 86,900 HSBC BANK PLC 1,458,167 MELLON BANK NA 242,143 KAS UK 77,000 BANK ONE LONDON 272,812 CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 116,800 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 45,200 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 21,800 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 35,200 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 585,800 MIDLAND BANK PLC 48,800 BARCLAYS BANK 56,900 PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 12,500 NORTRUST NOMINEES 22,000 MORGAN STANLEY 25,100 ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 122,900 J.P. MORGAN 1,884,700 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 23,100 LLOYDS BANK 29,700 RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 86,200 HSBC BANK PLC 247,000 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 20,600 NORTRUST NOMINEES 211,238 HSBC BANK PLC 33,000 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 16,978,067 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 206,480,400 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 5,215,800 8. Percentage of issued class 10.87% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 21 OCTOBER 2005 11. Date company informed 25 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 255,428,138 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.87% 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 25 OCTOBER 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. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange