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Kingfisher PLC24 March 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 3,557,387NORTHERN TRUST 316,000CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 27,200CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 21,726,590BT 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 6,154,898ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 112,100MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 121,650STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 351,400CITIBANK 31,500RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 16,200DEUTSCHE BANK AG 13,775HSBC BANK PLC 7,000MELLON BANK N.A. 180,100ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 7,800MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 1,389,875HSBC 62,100JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,166,600STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 385,800BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,764,373NORTHERN TRUST 2,739,091CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 4,673,848MIDLAND BANK PLC 146,600BANKERS TRUST 167,500BARCLAYS BANK 72,200CITIBANK LONDON 824,100MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,038,397ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 630,400MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 426,700LLOYDS BANK 83,000DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,102,751CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 122,900HSBC BANK PLC 1,485,967MELLON BANK NA 173,500KAS UK 115,000BANK ONE LONDON 354,012CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 98,500JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 27,000BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 21,700CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 766,300MIDLAND BANK PLC 76,000BARCLAYS BANK 48,000NORTRUST NOMINEES 21,700MORGAN STANLEY 22,400ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 88,600J.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 N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 360,982 8. Percentage of issued class 0.02% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 22 MARCH 2006 11. Date company informed 24 MARCH 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 305,799,600 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.9% 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 24 MARCH 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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