Kingfisher PLC 13 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Kingfisher plc ("the Company") has today been notified by M&G Investment Management Limited that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, The Prudential Assurance Company Limited no longer holds a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of the Company as of 11 October 2006. Kingfisher plc has also today been notified that: 1. Name of company KINGFISHER PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 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 PRUDENTIAL PLC 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 67,860,030 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC 1,633,132 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 2,784,613 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC 538,707 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 9,247,644 8. Percentage of issued class 0.39% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 10 OCTOBER 2006 11. Date company informed 13 OCTOBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 72,816,482 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.09% 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 13 OCTOBER 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