Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
29 January 2007

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS / PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILTIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr S P Webster, Group Finance Director, has today
increased his shareholding in the Company by 5,200 ordinary shares.

Mr Webster has exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the
Wolseley 1989 Executive Share Option Scheme and has retained 5,200 of such
shares issued to him, selling 11,000 ordinary shares at 1324 pence per share.

Director's Name   No. of options  Exercise price  Total no. of      Date of
                  exercised       per share       shares acquired   acquisition
                                  (in pence)                                    
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Mr S P Webster       2,450          483.50p         5,200            29.01.07
                     1,750          381.00p
                    12,000          397.00p


As a result of the above transactions, Mr Webster and his wife now hold a total
of 60,459 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company.


FURTHER INFORMATION:


Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

Mark J White - Group Company Secretary & Counsel
Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations






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