30th Sep 2005 11:00
Kingfisher PLC30 September 2005 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 BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 83,087CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 503,532BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 23,275MIDLAND BANK PLC 20,275NORTRUST NOMINEES 309,098MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 17,950DEUTSCHE BANK AG 3,675MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 33,575STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 487,500BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,156,023NORTHERN TRUST 2,641,438CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 3,825,848MIDLAND BANK PLC 85,300BANKERS TRUST 298,337BARCLAYS BANK 73,000CITIBANK LONDON 389,900MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,488,046ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 260,000MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 355,600NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 55,000LLOYDS BANK 49,900CITIBANK NA 41,000DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,359,451CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 86,900HSBC BANK PLC 1,458,167MELLON BANK NA 242,143KAS UK 77,000BANK ONE LONDON 272,812CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 116,800JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 45,200STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 21,800BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 35,200CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 585,800MIDLAND BANK PLC 48,800BARCLAYS BANK 56,900PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 29,500NORTRUST NOMINEES 22,000MORGAN STANLEY 25,100ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 122,900J.P. MORGAN 1,884,700NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 23,100LLOYDS BANK 29,700RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 86,200HSBC BANK PLC 247,000BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 20,600NORTRUST NOMINEES 322,200HSBC BANK PLC 33,000STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 17,098,267CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 212,980,400STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560 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 1,495,754 8. Percentage of issued class 0.06% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 27 SEPTEMBER 2005 11. Date company informed 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 257,151,909 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.95% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries WILLIAM THOMAS020 7644 1168 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification HELEN JONESGROUP COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 30 SEPTEMBER 2005 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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