Board Committee Changes

Wolseley PLC
27 July 2006



                                  Wolseley plc

                             Board Committee Changes

Following Charlie Banks' retirement as Chief Executive Officer on 31 July 2006
and Chip Hornsby's succession as Chief Executive Officer, the composition of the
following Wolseley plc board committees will be as follows, with effect from 1
August 2006:

Nominations Committee : J W Whybrow (Chairman);
                        G Davis;
                        A J Duff;
                        C A S Hornsby; and
                        R M Walker

Treasury Committee :    S P Webster (Chairman)
                        C A S Hornsby; and
                        M J R Verrier

Further information:

Wolseley plc            0118 929 8700

Guy Stainer
Head of Investor Relations

Mark White
Group Company Secretary & Counsel




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