Acquisitions Update

Wolseley PLC
05 July 2007


                                  NEWS RELEASE
                                  5 July 2007


                                  Wolseley plc
                              Acquisitions Update
£15 million spent on five acquisitions taking total for bolt on acquisitions for
                        the year to date to £374 million



Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building
materials, announced today five further bolt on acquisitions for an aggregate
consideration of £15 million. In a full year, these bolt on acquisitions are
expected to add approximately £28 million to total revenue.

Since the beginning of the financial year on 1 August 2006, a total of 41 bolt
on acquisitions in Europe and North America have been completed for an aggregate
consideration of approximately £374 million. These 41 acquisitions are expected
to add approximately £656 million to Group revenue in a full year. Goodwill and
intangible assets related to these acquisitions is estimated to be around £258
million. In addition, on 25 September 2006, Wolseley plc completed the
acquisition of DT Group (formerly known as Danske Traelast) for an estimated
consideration of £1,339 million, which brings aggregate acquisition spend for
the year to £1,713 million.

Details of the latest five acquisitions are as follows:

North America

On 14 May 2007, Wolseley Canada acquired Maverick Supplies Limited ('Maverick')
from Kathy Davies, Rick Davies and Bergum Equities Inc. Maverick is a wholesale
distributor of pipe, valves, fittings and industrial supplies to oil and natural
gas companies and oilfield contractors with six locations in south central
Alberta. In the year ended 30 September 2006, Maverick had revenue of CAD$17.5
million (£8.3 million) and gross assets of CAD$2.0 million (£0.9 million) at
that date.

On 2 July 2007, Stock Building Supply acquired certain assets of Hollow Metal
Specialists, Inc. ('HMS') from Patricia, Michael, Patrick and Timothy Hilliard.
HMS is a fabricator, distributor and installer of commercial doors, hardware and
access control devices for commercial and institutional projects, based in
Sarasota Florida. In the year ended 31 December 2006, HMS had revenue of $15.4
million (£7.7 million) and gross assets of $1.9 million (£1.0 million) at that
date.

Europe

On 1 June 2007, Wolseley France acquired Etablissements Lebrun SAS ('Lebrun')
from Jean-Claude Lebrun, Anne-Sophie Thieffry, Marie-Charlotte Lebrun and
Emerantine Lebrun. Lebrun is a generalist builders' merchant based in one
location south east of Paris. In the year ended 31 December 2006, Lebrun had
total revenue of €2.8 million (£1.9 million) and gross assets of €0.5 million
(£0.3 million) at that date.

On 1 June 2007, DT Group acquired H.R. Sandvold AS ('Sandvold') from HS
Investering AS and Bukkevik Invest AS. Situated in Haugesund, on the west coast
of Norway, Sandvold is a plumbing wholesaler and in recent years has extended
its product range into kitchens, bathrooms and bathroom accessories. This
acquisition will enable DT Group to expand its lightside product offering to
complement its extensive heavyside range. In the year ended 31 December 2006,
Sandvold had revenue of NOK58.5 million (£4.9 million) and gross assets of
NOK13.3 million (£1.1 million) at that date.

On 22 June 2007, DT Group acquired A/S Baagoe & Riber ('Baagoe & Riber') from
Baagoe & Riber Holding A/S, Hans Jorgen Riber, Ulla Riber, Susanne Riber, Jens
Peter Riber and Marni Holmquist. Baagoe & Riber, a builders merchant, is based
in Svendborg in the south of Funen, the second largest island in Denmark. In the
year ended 31 December 2006, Baagoe & Riber had revenue of DKK51.8 million (£4.7
million) and gross assets of DKK20.9 million (£1.9 million) at that date.

The divisional split of the total acquisition spend since 1 August 2006 is:

Division                          No. of Acquisitions            Spend
                                                               £ Million

Europe                                      20                      91
North America                               21                     283
TOTAL BOLT ONS                              41                     374
Acquisition of DT Group                      1                   1,339
TOTAL ACQUISITION SPEND                     42                   1,713

Chip Hornsby, Group Chief Executive of Wolseley said:

'We are pleased to announce these five bolt on acquisitions which continue to
build on our strategy of growth through acquisitions and organic means. The
acquisition of Sandvold introduces a specialist plumbing distributor into DT
Group and HMS helps Stock Building Supply develop their commercial sales
initiative.'

ENQUIRIES:

Guy Stainer                                        [phone]
Group Investor Relations Director                  [phone]

John English [phone]
Vice President, Investor Relations, North America  [phone]

Brunswick                                          [phone]
Andrew Fenwick
Nina Coad



Exchange Rates

The following exchange rate has been used for the acquisitions noted above:
£1 = $2.00, £1 = CAD$2.10, £1 = €1.47, £1 = NOK11.92, £1 = DKK11.05


Certain statements included in this announcement may be forward-looking and may
involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections
relating to results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's
plans and objectives for future operations including, without limitation,
discussions of the Company's business and financial plans, expected future
revenues and expenditures, investments and disposals, risks associated with
changes in economic conditions, the strength of the plumbing and heating and
building materials market in North America and Europe, fluctuations in product
prices and changes in exchange and interest rates. All forward-looking
statements in this respect are based upon information known to the Company on
the date of this announcement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. It is not reasonably possible to
itemise all of the many factors and events that could cause the Company's
forward-looking statements to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a
material adverse effect on the future operations or results of the Company.


Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building
materials in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenue for the
year ended 31 July 2006 was approximately £14.2 billion and operating profit,
before amortisation of acquired intangibles, was £882 million. Wolseley has
around 78,000 employees operating in 28 countries namely: UK, USA, France,
Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic,
Poland, Romania, Croatia, San Marino, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago,
Mexico, Barbados and Greenland. Wolseley is listed on the London and New York
Stock Exchanges (LSE: WOS, NYSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed
companies.

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