Kingfisher PLC 15 August 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 - ACCOUNT 426353 843,740 BANK OF IRELAND - ACCOUNT 42360 92,124 BANK OF NEW YORK 165,998 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 3,903,062 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 2,621,915 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 870,000 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED 1,037,074 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED 1,035,106 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 168,332 BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 4,003 BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 14,684 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 40,092 CHASE NOMINEES LTD - ACCOUNT 16376 1,147,875 CHASE NOMINEES LTD - ACCOUNT 28270 755,666 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - ACCOUNT 00032419001 4,000 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - ACCOUNT 00059477501 2,386 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 - ACCOUNT 00310594401 2,306 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES NWS0112 - ACCOUNT 00009042401 11,606,009 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES SFE0102 - ACCOUNT 00009042401 11,655,420 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES SFE0112 - ACCOUNT 00009042401 19,147 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 608459 1,113 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 610720 2,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 611717 3,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 620404 1,080 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 639311 1,680 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 642367 10,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 653035 5,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 654151 3,100 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED - ACCOUNT 770101 35,000 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (GM1) 415,777 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (GM3) - ACCOUNT 220805DN 191,754 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 726,537 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,322,512 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 600,297 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 162,160 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 66,462 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,368,543 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 16,655 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,078,643 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 400,249 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 217,313 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 280,124 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 37,017 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 16331 613,668 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 16338 138,980 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 16341 1,290,484 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 16342 296,148 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 16400 17,900,723 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 17011 39,954 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) - ACCOUNT 18409 1,797,740 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 23,983 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 143,744 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 24,174 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,278,114 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 252,099 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 233,010 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 21,576 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 316,121 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 65,967 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 119,396 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 340,185 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 19,458 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 207,611 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 77,717 MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN 96,148 MITSUI ASSET 40,322 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED 3,816,631 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C AK1 1,375,067 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1 429,957 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1 248,149 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 445,613 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 - ACCOUNT 355918 2,900 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 413,904 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 - ACCOUNT JEM 3,000 REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 590 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO 417,000 STATE STREET BOSTON 1,215,122 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 24,086 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 2,126 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 10,226 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 661,611 8. Percentage of issued class 0.03% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 11 AUGUST 2006 11. Date company informed 14 AUGUST 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 93,677,648 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.98% 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 JULIE WILSON ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 15 AUGUST 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. 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