RNS Number:3167S
Kesa Electricals plc
21 November 2003

                              KESA ELECTRICALS PLC
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant paragraphs should be completed in block capital letters.

1.  Name of company

Kesa Electricals plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

Prudential plc and certain of their respective subsidiary companies

3.  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As 2 above.

4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them

                                                                       Holding
Prudential plc:
-----------------
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                               29,146
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                             89,546
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                  122,956
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC                                       15,620,786
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                          97,599
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                                           9,128
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                     86,184
ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                     48,822
ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                     97,029
ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                    201,497
all of Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH.

5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed


6.  Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed


7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Nil


8.  Percentage of issued class

Nil


9.  Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("ordinary shares")


10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed


11.  Date company informed

19th November 2003


12.  Total holding following this notification

Prudential plc: 16,402,693 ordinary shares


13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

Prudential plc: 3.09%


14.  Any additional information


15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Simon Enoch 020 7269 1400

16.  Name of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Simon Enoch (Company Secretary)
Date of notification 20th November 2003




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