FAQ & Glossary

As a retailer, with over a thousand stores, our 77,000 colleagues are the driving force of our business. They work every day to look after our customers, whether they are working in stores or in our head offices. We have a new strategic plan, and we want to give all our colleagues the opportunity to be part of that plan as shareholders and share in our collective future.

The aim of the plan is to provide a benefit that includes everyone in the Kingfisher Group. In Vietnam and China it is not possible to run a share plan for local legal reasons. In these countries we have created a plan that tracks the benefits available through the equity plan. In Jersey it is not possible for us to provide actual Matching Shares so, like Vietnam and China, we have created a plan which tracks the benefits of an equity plan. However, in Jersey colleagues are still able to receive Purchased Shares. In Guernsey and the Isle of Man, the point at which tax becomes due on the Matching Shares is different to other countries so we have adapted the plan to make sure it is viable to colleagues in Guernsey and Isle of Man.

In Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man we had some technical difficulties to overcome and so we launched the 1+1 Plan at a later date for these territories than other countries. This means that the contribution period is shorter and the monthly contribution amounts are higher than for other countries to make sure all colleagues have the same opportunity, and we are able to purchase shares for all participants in July 2021.

The '1+1 Sharing in Our Future' Plan provides all eligible colleagues with an opportunity to contribute towards Purchased Shares over a 4-6-month period and receive Matching Shares or Mirror Matching Shares, on a one for one basis from Kingfisher. As a shareholder it provides you with an opportunity to share in the future of Kingfisher plc.

The benefits are that you have an opportunity to become a Kingfisher shareholder and connect with and share in the future of the Group. Minimum contribution levels have been set to make this plan inclusive to a large number of our colleagues. If your circumstances change, or you change your mind, you can stop contributing or request to sell your Purchased Shares. However, if you leave the plan before the end of the Holding Period, you will lose the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares. You will be able to vote at the Annual General Meeting and, if the company pays a dividend (a small payment to shareholders dependent on company performance) these will be converted into more shares and added to your account. You can choose to leave the 1+1 Plan at any time. If you leave during the contribution period, you will get a refund of contributions. If you choose to sell your Purchased Shares after they are bought they will be sold based on the share price at the time of sale which may be more or less than what you paid for them and remember you will not be eligible to receive the value of the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares as they only transfer to you at the end of the 12 month holding period.

It is very important that you do not give any form of financial, tax or legal advice. You can be enthusiastic about the plans and that they are an opportunity for colleagues to become shareholders. You can talk about the benefits of the plans but please do balance that with reminding colleagues that there are risks too.

All colleagues who are employed on 22 September 2020 in eligible Kingfisher locations are eligible to join the 1+1 Sharing in Our Future Plan. To fully benefit you need to be employed until July 2022.

You will receive an invitation letter depending on your eligibility. Your invitation letter will include your User ID and as you are eligible to join ShareSave you will already have a password. If you have mislaid it please contact the Computershare helpline on (+44) 08082 343 577, lines are open 24/7. Once you log on to equateplus.com there are a few simple enrolment steps to follow.

Monthly contributions will be deducted from salaries from March 2021 to June 2021 inclusive.

This plan is a one off, announced by Thierry with the half year results. There may be opportunities to join similar plan in the future, but the plan is not designed to have an annual enrolment period.

No. When you join the plan, you are committing to invest an equal and regular amount of contributions for a total period of 4 months commencing in March 2021 to June 2021 inclusive and will therefore be unable to vary your contributions. However, if your personal circumstances change during the contribution period, you can leave the plan at any time and request a refund of contributions, however the exact amount refunded will depend on the exchange rates at the time of contribution and the time of refunding.

£15 to £375

The Global Share Plan will be known as the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future plan. Also known as the 1+1 Plan. In Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man these are also known as the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future Jersey Sub-Plan and the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future Guernsey and IOM Sub-Plan.

1 February 2021 - 19 February 2021

The 1+1 Plan is a one-off plan linked to the announcement of the Half Year results on 22 September 2020 and open to all eligible colleagues who are employed on that date. We may launch a similar plan again in the future so if you were not able to join this plan you may be able to join a future plan.

The Holding Period for the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future plan is a 12 month period commencing in July 2021 and ending in July 2022. If you choose to sell your Purchased Shares during the Holding Period, you will not be able to benefit from the Matching Shares. If you keep your Purchased Shares to the end of the Holding Period you will qualify for the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and you will be able to keep or sell your shares as you wish. In Romania shares will be automatically sold at the end of the Holding Period. You will receive the cash value of your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares less any tax and social security we are required to withhold.

Contributions are made from your net salary after all the relevant deductions have been made.

In order to qualify for the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares you must keep the Purchased Shares for 12-months and therefore the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares appear as "locked" on the EquatePlus portal. You can sell your Purchased Shares at any time but remember if you do so you will not benefit from the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares. After the 12-month Holding Period you will receive the value of the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and any associated dividend shares minus any tax and social security we are required to withhold.

The EquatePlus Portal and the kingfisher-shareplan.com (1+1 microsite) contain a lot of information. If you are still unable to find what you need you can call the Computershare helpline 24/7 Monday to Friday. Questions about the plan should be directed to your manager.

If you sell your Purchased Shares before or after the end of the Holding Period you will incur a trading fee of 0.25% subject to a minimum fee of £10.

Yes. The plan is open to all full time, part time and fixed term contract colleagues providing you were employed on 22 September 2020.

Provided that you are receiving sufficient salary to cover your contribution, your payments will continue to be taken as normal. If you are worried that your pay will not cover your contribution, then you should speak to your local payroll team about whether it is possible to pay the contributions in a different way. If something unexpected happens and you decide you want to stop making contributions, then you can do so at any time, but you will leave the plan and not be able to re-join.

No. If you miss a monthly contribution you will not be able to make up the amount at a later date and this will unfortunately result in you having to leave the plan and your contributions being returned to you.

Our third-party provider, Computershare, will hold all contributions in Pounds Sterling for the duration of the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future Plan.

To take part in the plan, you will need to contribute 4 equal and regular monthly contributions starting in March 2021 and ending in June 2021 inclusive.

In Jersey it is not possible for us to give you real Matching Shares. In order to make sure you have a similar experience to other participants we will give you Jersey Mirror Matching Shares. These are not real shares, but they will track the share price and we will pay you there value in cash, subject to any tax or social security withholding requirements at the end of the 12 month holding period in July 2022. Remember that to be eligible to reclaim the cash value of your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares you must keep all of your Purchased Shares and any Purchased Share Dividends until the end of the Holding period in July 2022. After that point you may continue to hold your Purchased Shares and remain a Kingfisher plc share holder or sell your shares if you wish.

The Purchased Shares are expected to be bought in July 2021 and you will be able to see them on your EquatePlus portal shortly after. Similarly, you will also see the same number of Jersey Mirror Matching Shares but remember you will only be eligible for the value of the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares if you do not sell your Purchased Shares or associated dividends for 12-months.

Once the Purchased Shares have been bought, you can sell them, or any purchased dividends at any time but remember that if you sell them within 12-months you will not be eligible to benefit from the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares or Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares.

In order to qualify for the Matching Shares you must keep the Purchased Shares for 12-months and therefore the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares appear as "locked" on the EquatePlus portal. You can sell your Purchased Shares at any time but remember if you do so you will not benefit from the Jersey Mirror Matched Shares. After the 12-month Holding Period you may continue to hold or sell the Purchased Shares, Purchased Share Dividends. The value of the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and any Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares will paid to you at the end of the holding period less any tax and social security we are required to withhold.

After becoming a shareholder, there are periods of time which are known as 'open and closed periods'. An example of a closed period is the time between the completion of a listed company's financial results to the City and announcing these results to the public. Any colleague on the Kingfisher Restricted List will be unable to trade in share during a Closed Period and will be required to seek permission to deal in an Open Period. We will let you know if you are impacted by this.

A dividend is a small payment for each share owned which may be made to shareholders depending on Kingfisher's performance. For Kingfisher they are made, (if they are made), in May and November and in order to qualify you have to own shares at the Record Date for each dividend. They will be used to purchase additional shares. Any residual funds will be rolled forward until the next dividend issue.

Purchased Shares are those purchased with your contributions at the end of the contribution period in July 2021 when they will be visible on the portal.

Jersey Mirror Matching Shares are allocated to your account at the end of the Contribution Period at the beginning of July 2021. They represent a one to one match for your Purchased Shares. They will be visible on the portal in July, and like your Purchased Shares will attract dividends. Because in Jersey we are not able to give you actual Matching Shares we will allocate Jersey Mirror Matching Shares. These will track the value of actual shares but because they are not real shares we will pay you the value of these Jersey Mirror Matching Shares at the end of the holding period minus any tax and social security we are required to withhold.

No. Computershare can only be used to buy and administer shares under the Company's share plans.

Once you own Purchased Shares, they are real shares, and their value will change relative to the share price. If the Kingfisher plc share price (on the London Stock Exchange) increases, the value of your Purchased Shares will increase. If the share price goes down, then the value of your Purchased Shares will reduce. The actual share price changes many times a day as people around the world buy and sell shares. However, you must understand that your Purchased Shares will be impacted by these changes and the value could go down as well as up. Your Matching Shares will also track the share price and their value may go up and down depending on the share price. However, they will only transfer to you if you have kept your Purchased Shares and any associated dividend shares until the end of the 12 month Holding Period.

No. As a Kingfisher Shareholder, regardless of where the shares are held, you are entitled to the same rights.

Your local payroll team will be able to tell you what payroll code they have used to show your contribution deduction.

Computershare Limited are a successful global financial administration company. They are administering the 1+1 Plan for us. They employ over 12000 people across 90 offices around the world and provide services in over 20 countries to more than 25000 clients and their 75 million customers.

EquatePlus is the name of the Portal that Computershare will use to administer the 1+1 Plan.

No, the only cost to you for using EquatePlus is the fees to be incurred on selling shares - see separate question covering fees for selling shares.

Neither Kingfisher plc, your Line Manager or Computershare can give you financial advice. For personal financial help or advice you need to speak to an Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) who can look at your circumstances and help you plan what's best for you. These Q&As, or any of the other Plan documentation does not constitute the giving of investment advice, nor a part of any advice on investment decisions. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Q&A or any of the other documents or what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are resident in the United Kingdom or another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are taking advice in a territory outside the United Kingdom. Please note, neither the Company, nor any of its executives or advisers are providing you with legal or tax advice in connection with the 1+1 Plan. If you feel that you need legal or tax advice you should seek your own personal advice from an appropriately qualified person.

The Purchased Shares will be bought at market price on the pre-determined purchase date (July 2021).

The Jersey Mirror Matching Shares will show in your EquatePlus account from early July 2021. They will show as locked until the end of the Holding Period. At the end of the holding period, providing you have not sold your Purchased Shares or any associated dividends, you will receive the cash value of your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares, paid to you through the payroll less any deductions we are required to withhold for tax and social security.

You can find the current share price, alongside a lot of other useful information for shareholders, in the Investor section on the Kingfisher plc website.

The future value of Kingfisher shares is unknown and cannot be predicted. We therefore cannot confirm what value you may receive under the 1+1 Plan as it depends on the movement of the Kingfisher share price. Like any other investment you make, the price of Kingfisher shares can go down as well as up. Please refer to the worked examples on the micro site.

The EquatePlus Portal can be accessed in the following core languages: English / French / Polish / Spanish / Simplified Chinese / Brazilian Portuguese. Colleagues in Vietnam and Turkey will be able to access the portal in any of the available languages for the duration of the Plan. Colleagues in Romania will be able to access the portal in Romanian and any of the other available languages for the enrolment period. After that separate local arrangements will be made outside the portal which will not continue to support Romanian.

The EquatePlus Portal can be accessed in the following core languages: English / French / Polish / Spanish / Simplified Chinese / Brazilian Portuguese . You can choose whatever language you prefer. Colleagues in Romania will be able to access the portal in Romanian and any of the other available languages for the enrolment period. After that separate local arrangements will be made outside the portal which will not continue to support Romanian.

Once the Purchased Shares have been bought in July 2021 you will be able to see the number of Purchased Shares that you have. You will also see the Jersey Mirror Matched Shares although you won't be able to access these unless you keep your Purchased Shares for 12-months. If the Company issues any dividends after the Purchased Shares are bought you will be able to see any additional shares bought with the dividends and any additional shares linked to the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares albeit that you won't be able to access these until you have kept your Purchased Shares for 12-months. You can follow the Kingfisher plc share price in the Investor section of the Kingfisher plc website or on the EquatePlus portal.

The company can't advise you on your taxes but the Tax Fact Sheet will provide more information.

Yes. Colleagues can leave the 1+1 Jersey Sub-Plan at any time. If Colleagues choose to leave the 1+1 Jersey Sub-Plan during the contribution period, then they will receive a refund of any contributions already made. If they choose to leave after the Purchased Shares have been bought, they may sell their Purchased Shares, but they will lose the right to the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and associated dividends.

Leaving the 1+1 Plan constitutes an investment decision and individuals must comply with the Group Share Dealing Policy and Kingfisher Restricted Employees must seek clearance before they leave. Selling or transferring shares (even to a spouse or partner) constitutes share dealing and participants must comply with the Group Share Dealing Policy and Kingfisher Restricted Employees must seek clearance before they do it. You can access the Group Share Dealing Policy here.

If a colleague chooses to leave the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future plan or resign and leave the business within the four month contribution period, they will have their contributions reimbursed through payroll, however the exact amount refunded will depend on the exchange rates at the time of contribution and the time of refunding. They would need to confirm the date on which they intend to stop their contributions being deducted by logging into the EquatePlus Portal and letting the local payroll team know.

If a colleagues decides that they no longer wish to participate in the Kingfisher 1+1 Sharing in Our Future Jersey Sub-Plan they can withdraw their funds by logging their decision on the EquatePlus Portal. Any contributions will be reimbursed via payroll in the next available pay run.

If you are made redundant during the contribution period your contributions will be returned to you and you will leave the plan. If you are made redundant after the Purchase Shares are bought, then providing you don't sell your Purchased Shares during the 12-months Holding Period you will still be eligible to receive the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares, the value of the Jersey Mirror Matching Shares will be paid to you at the end of the holding period less any tax and social security we are required to withhold. You will have 6 months after the end of the holding period to sell or transfer your Purchase Shares and the associated dividend shares.

Your account will be deleted within a fixed period if you choose to leave the scheme. If you are employed in the UK and eligible to participate in the ShaveSave and Sharebuild plans any details associated with the 1+1 Jersey Sub-Plan will be deleted but your account will remain available to you.

If you leave Kingfisher during the 4-month contribution period, you cannot participate in the 1+1 Jersey Sub-Plan and your monthly contributions will be returned to you via payroll. If you leave once your contributions have been used to buy Purchased Shares but before July 2022, then you must usually sell or transfer your Purchased Shares out of your EquatePlus account within 6 months of you leaving employment. Whether you will still receive the value of your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares in July 2022 depends on why you have left employment. If you resign, then you will lose the right to your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares. If you leave because you are made redundant, retire with the agreement of the company or in other circumstances where you are deemed to be a “good leaver” you will receive a payment in relation to your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares, provided you have not sold any of your Purchased Shares or any Dividend Purchased Shares at that time. If you leave after July 2022, then you will already have received a cash payment in respect of the 1+1 Jersey Sub-Plan. You can keep or sell your Purchased Shares as you choose, but you will need to transfer them out of your EquatePlus account or sell them within 6 months of leaving employment.

Glossary of Terms
Annual General Meeting (AGM)

A yearly meeting between the Board of Directors and the shareholders to review performance over the past year and gives shareholders the opportunity to ask questions and vote on key issues. As a shareholder you are entitled to attend these meetings if you wish and may vote either in advance or at the meeting.

Computershare

The company providing the administration of the 1+1 Plan.

Contribution Period

the 6 month period from January 2021 to June 2021 during which you make regular equal monthly contributions through payroll in Hong Kong, a different process will be followed to meet legal requirements. Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man will run a 4 month contribution period from March 2021 — June 2021.

Contribution

the regular and equal amount that you will contribute towards Purchased Shares during the Contribution Period. In Hong Kong, a different process will be followed to meet legal requirements.

Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares

Additional shares allocated to you based on the proceeds from dividend payments, if any, that your Mirror Matching Shares would have attracted had they been real shares.

Dividend Purchased Shares

Additional shares purchased for you with the proceeds from dividend payments, if any, associated with your Purchased Shares. You own these shares and are free to sell them at any time, however if you sell them before the end of the Holding Period you will lose your Jersey Mirror Matching Shares and Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares.

Dividend

A sum of money which may be paid by a company to its shareholders out of its profits. Dividends, if any, will be automatically reinvested into additional shares.

EquatePlus

The portal through which the 1+1 Plan is administered.

Holding Period

In the context of this plan Holding Period is the more user-friendly term that we are using to mean Vesting Period.

Kingfisher plc Share Price

The amount it would cost to buy one share in the company. The price of a share is not fixed, but fluctuates according to market conditions and company performance. The value of the Kingfisher plc share price can go down as well as up. Kingfisher plc shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Jersey Mirror Matching Share

A cash alternative to a real share which mirrors the behaviour of a real share but is settled in cash in countries where it is technically difficult to use real shares.

Purchased Shares

The shares bought on your behalf at the end of the contribution period using your contributions. You own these shares and are free to sell them at any time, however if you sell them before the end of the Holding Period you will lose your Mirror Matching Shares and Jersey Mirror Dividend Matching Shares.

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

The technical name for Matching Shares or Jersey Mirror Matching Shares which you may see in the EquatePlus portal.

Vesting Date

Technical share plan language which we tend to avoid as much as possible but you may see in some of the rules and more formal documents . It means the end of the 12 month period when the matching shares and any dividend matching shares transfer to you.

Vesting Period

Technical share plan language that we have tried to avoid where possible but which you may see in the rules and more formal documents. It means the 12 month period between the Purchased Shares being bought and the Matching Shares transferring to you.

Disclaimer

Consent for the operation of this plan has been granted by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. The Commission is protected by the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Law 1947, as amended, against liability arising from the discharge of its functions under that Law.

Please read the Jersey Sub-Plan Terms and Conditions and Jersey Sub-Plan Rules before participating in the '1+1 Sharing in Our Future' Plan. You will be deemed to have read these documents and to agree to all Terms and Conditions and the Rules if you apply.

As with any investment, it is important to note that there are risks in owning your Purchased Shares and Mirror Matching Shares. While the trading price of these shares can go up, the trading price can go down as well.

This information on this site does not constitute the giving of investment advice, nor a part of any advice on investment decisions. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this document or what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are resident in the United Kingdom or another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are taking advice in a territory outside the United Kingdom.

Please note, neither the Company, nor any of its executives or advisers are providing you with legal or tax advice in connection with the 1+1 Plan. If you feel that you need legal or tax advice you should seek your own personal advice from an appropriately qualified person.

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