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Kingfisher PLC17 November 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 181,000BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 2,486,387CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED 27,200CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 3,398,332BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 295,375MIDLAND BANK PLC 206,575CEDE & CO 248,400DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 6,400BANKERS TRUST 13,200NORTRUST NOMINEES 1,212,898ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 24,000MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 60,250STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 56,800RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 16,200DEUTSCHE BANK AG 13,775HSBC BANK PLC 900ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 7,800MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 223,175HSBC 12,100JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 61,600STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 334,600BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 5,155,873NORTHERN TRUST 2,685,129CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 4,008,648MIDLAND BANK PLC 85,300BANKERS TRUST 300,937BARCLAYS BANK 73,000CITIBANK LONDON 356,900MORGAN GUARANTY 308,150NORTRUST NOMINEES 4,352,246ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 260,000MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 127,200STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 534,900NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 58,100LLOYDS BANK 49,900CITIBANK NA 53,600DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,359,451CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LTD 131,000HSBC BANK PLC 1,474,567MELLON BANK NA 242,143KAS UK 103,700BANK ONE LONDON 283,312CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 116,800JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 38,200STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 21,800BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 43,500CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 497,700MIDLAND BANK PLC 48,800BARCLAYS BANK 56,900PICTET & CIE, GENEVA 17,500NORTRUST NOMINEES 31,200MORGAN STANLEY 35,600ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 147,300J.P. MORGAN 1,884,700NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK 36,800LLOYDS BANK 31,600RBSTB NOMINEES LTD 86,200HSBC BANK PLC 264,200BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 20,600NORTRUST NOMINEES 211,238HSBC BANK PLC 33,000STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 17,602,467CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 206,230,100STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 183,560 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 3,102,650 6. Percentage of issued class 0.13% 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 15 NOVEMBER 2005 11. Date company informed 17 NOVEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 258,530,788 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.0% 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 17 NOVEMBER 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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