Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
15 May 2006

The Wolseley Employee Share Purchase Plan 2001 (ESPP)

Following the maturity of their savings contracts, ordinary shares of 25p each
(granted under the ESPP in April 2005 at an option price of 935.85 pence) have
today been allotted to the under-noted directors. These will be delivered in the
form of American Depository Shares (each representing two ordinary shares in the
capital of Wolseley plc):

Name              Shares
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C A Banks         270 ordinary shares / 135 ADRs
F N Hord          270 ordinary shares / 135 ADRs
C A S Hornsby     270 ordinary shares / 135 ADRs
R H Marchbank     270 ordinary shares / 135 ADRs
F W Roach         270 ordinary shares / 135 ADRs

The directors' beneficial holdings have each been respectively increased as a
result of these allotments.


Enquiries:

Wolseley plc
0118 929 8700

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

ENDS




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