Kingfisher PLC 15 June 2006 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 BANK OF IRELAND 426353 781,053 BANK OF IRELAND 426360 84,131 BANK OF NEW YORK 165,998 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 2,586,262 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 2,649,908 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD. 640,124 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD. 754,092 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 148,718 BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 3,201 BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 14,684 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 47,445 CHASE NOMINEES LTD - 16376 1,147,875 CHASE NOMINEES LTD - 28270 755,666 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324190 4,000 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00324492 18,240 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00594775 2,386 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 00693404 2,742 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - 03105944 2,306 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES NWS0112 - 00090424 12,092,140 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES SFE0102 - 00090424 11,655,420 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES SFE0112 - 00090424 19,147 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 608459 1,113 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 610720 2,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 611717 3,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 620404 1,080 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 639311 1,680 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 642367 10,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 653035 5,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 654151 3,100 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 661022 476 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - 770101 35,000 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED - GM1 427,267 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,416,625 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 395,366 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,041,075 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 16,655 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 152,025 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,220,536 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 721,056 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 549,399 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 290,869 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 66,462 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 219,706 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 37,017 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16331 613,668 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16338 138,980 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16341 1,293,311 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16342 296,148 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 16400 20,405,144 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 17011 39,954 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - 18409 1,852,929 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 141,758 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 23,983 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 77,717 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 249,506 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 337,688 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 240,388 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,270,381 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 316,121 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 116,083 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 65,967 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 19,458 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 21,576 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 210,199 MELLON BANK 15,000 MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN 161,596 MITSUI ASSET 38,424 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED 3,426,785 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c AK1 1,401,098 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c BL1 429,351 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c CM1 235,849 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 442,443 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 - 355918 2,900 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 405,018 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 - JEM 3,000 REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 590 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO 417,000 STATE STREET BOSTON 1,202,016 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 21,956 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 2,126 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 14,319 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 6,335,827 8. Percentage of issued class 0.26% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 07 JUNE 2006 11. Date company informed 15 JUNE 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 93,143,475 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.96% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries WILLIAM THOMAS 020 7644 1168 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification HELEN JONES GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 15 JUNE 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