Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
03 December 2007


Wolseley plc hereby notifies the following share purchases made by directors
under the Wolseley plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the final
dividend for the year ended 31 July 2007, which was paid on 30 November 2007.

Director's Name         No. of shares purchased   Purchase price per share
                        on 30 November 2007       in pence

Robert H. Marchbank     430                       683.0609p

Stephen P Webster*      149                       683.0609p

* The purchase was made by Mr Webster's spouse.

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


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations
Richard Shoylekov - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel


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