Kingfisher PLC 06 April 2006 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 3,989,500 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 3,619,262 NORTHERN TRUST 404,100 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 27,200 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 21,687,415 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 859,875 MIDLAND BANK PLC 3,848,362 CEDE & CO 504,600 DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 6,400 BANKERS TRUST 1,592,200 BARCLAYS BANK 38,200 CITIBANK LONDON 19,000 ROYAL TRUST 38,100 BROWN BROS. 46,700 NORTRUST NOMINEES 6,154,898 MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 121,650 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 352,200 CITIBANK 31,500 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 13,775 HSBC BANK PLC 7,000 MELLON BANK N.A. 180,100 ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 7,800 MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 1,389,875 BANK ONE LONDON 16,200 HSBC 62,100 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,166,600 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 385,800 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,928,118 NORTHERN TRUST 2,739,091 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 4,502,448 MIDLAND BANK PLC 146,600 BANKERS TRUST 167,500 BARCLAYS BANK 72,200 MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150 NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,038,397 MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 1,529,451 LLOYDS BANK 83,000 CITIBANK NA 667,800 CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 122,900 HSBC BANK PLC 1,485,967 MELLON BANK NA 212,400 KAS UK 115,000 BANK ONE LONDON 354,012 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 68,600 RAIFFEISEN ZENTRAL BANK 630,400 NORDEA BANK 156,300 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 21,700 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 937,700 MIDLAND BANK PLC 76,000 BARCLAYS BANK 48,000 PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 88,600 NORTRUST NOMINEES 21,700 MORGAN STANLEY 22,400 J.P. MORGAN 1,915,600 LLOYDS BANK 35,500 HSBC BANK PLC 265,200 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 20,600 NORTRUST NOMINEES 346,438 HSBC BANK PLC 84,900 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 20,453,067 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 210,397,934 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 145,245 6. Percentage of issued class 0.006% 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 3 APRIL 2006 11. Date company informed 6 APRIL 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 305,944,845 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.0% 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 6 APRIL 2006 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