Kingfisher PLC 13 September 2006 Kingfisher 1993 Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust ("the ESOP") Kingfisher plc became aware on 13th August 2006 that certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below, technically ceased to be interested on that date in 448,037 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) transferring these shares directly to the order of employees exercising rights to acquire Kingfisher shares under the Company's share incentive schemes. The total holding of the ESOP following this allotment was 22,798,560 Kingfisher 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange