The directors from Kingfisher plc have resigned from the Supervisory Board of Hornbach Holding AG. Kevin O'Byrne (Kingfisher Divisional CEO, B&Q) and David Paramor (Finance and Planning Director, Kingfisher plc) will retire from the supervisory body as of September 11, 2013. The reason is that this precautionary measure would avoid any potential conflicts of interest resulting from these directors' involvement in their companies' respective expansion strategies.