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Kingfisher PLC06 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 holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse 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 ofshares held by each of them STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 3,989,500BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 3,619,262NORTHERN TRUST 404,100CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 27,200CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 21,687,415BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 859,875MIDLAND BANK PLC 3,848,362CEDE & CO 504,600DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 6,400BANKERS TRUST 1,592,200BARCLAYS BANK 38,200CITIBANK LONDON 19,000ROYAL TRUST 38,100BROWN BROS. 46,700NORTRUST NOMINEES 6,154,898MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 121,650STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 352,200CITIBANK 31,500DEUTSCHE BANK AG 13,775HSBC BANK PLC 7,000MELLON BANK N.A. 180,100ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 7,800MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 1,389,875BANK ONE LONDON 16,200HSBC 62,100JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,166,600STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 385,800BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,928,118NORTHERN TRUST 2,739,091CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 4,502,448MIDLAND BANK PLC 146,600BANKERS TRUST 167,500BARCLAYS BANK 72,200MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,038,397MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 1,529,451LLOYDS BANK 83,000CITIBANK NA 667,800CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 122,900HSBC BANK PLC 1,485,967MELLON BANK NA 212,400KAS UK 115,000BANK ONE LONDON 354,012JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 68,600RAIFFEISEN ZENTRAL BANK 630,400NORDEA BANK 156,300BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 21,700CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 937,700MIDLAND BANK PLC 76,000BARCLAYS BANK 48,000PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 88,600NORTRUST NOMINEES 21,700MORGAN STANLEY 22,400J.P. MORGAN 1,915,600LLOYDS BANK 35,500HSBC BANK PLC 265,200BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 20,600NORTRUST NOMINEES 346,438HSBC BANK PLC 84,900STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 20,453,067CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 210,397,934STATE 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 WILSON020 7644 1043 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification JULIE WILSONASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 6 APRIL 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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