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Kingfisher PLC25 October 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 STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 160,600BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 1,928,187CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 17,000CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 2,511,032BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 247,375MIDLAND BANK PLC 183,575CEDE & CO 188,800BANKERS TRUST 8,100NORTRUST NOMINEES 768,698ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 11,700MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 56,350STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 34,200RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 15,000DEUTSCHE BANK AG 3,675HSBC BANK PLC 800MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 212,675JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 35,200STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 405,900BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,156,023NORTHERN TRUST 2,685,129CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 3,679,548MIDLAND BANK PLC 85,300BANKERS TRUST 298,337BARCLAYS BANK 73,000CITIBANK LONDON 356,900MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,353,946ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 260,000MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 355,600NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 42,200LLOYDS 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 12,500NORTRUST 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 211,238HSBC BANK PLC 33,000STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 16,978,067CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 206,480,400STATE 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 5,215,800 8. Percentage of issued class 10.87% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 21 OCTOBER 2005 11. Date company informed 25 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 255,428,138 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.87% 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 25 OCTOBER 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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