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Kingfisher PLC04 August 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 41,387CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 476,924BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 23,275MIDLAND BANK PLC 20,275NORTRUST NOMINEES 304,260MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 17,950DEUTSCHE BANK AG 3,675MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 31,375STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 458,800BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,242,923NORTHERN TRUST 2,627,538CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 3,787,448MIDLAND BANK PLC 78,800BANKERS TRUST 283,337BARCLAYS BANK 67,400CITIBANK LONDON 347,800MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,351,946ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 239,800MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 117,400STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 341,700NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 50,800LLOYDS BANK 46,100CITIBANK NA 37,800DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,425,551CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 81,400HSBC BANK PLC 1,448,967MELLON BANK NA 240,543KAS UK 71,100BANK ONE LONDON 223,112CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 107,600JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 41,300STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 20,100BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 30,500CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 540,700MIDLAND BANK PLC 45,000BARCLAYS BANK 52,500PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 26,700CITIBANK LONDON 17,300NORTRUST NOMINEES 20,300MORGAN STANLEY 23,200ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 113,200J.P. MORGAN 1,740,300NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 21,300LLOYDS BANK 27,200RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 79,600HSBC BANK PLC 228,100NORTRUST NOMINEES 297,500HSBC BANK PLC 30,500STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 17,098,267CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 215,105,400STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 258,647,663 6. Percentage of issued class 11.01% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15/57 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 2 AUGUST 2005 11. Date company informed 4 AUGUST 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 258,647,663 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.01% 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 4 AUGUST 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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