Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
18 October 2006


Wolseley plc confirms that Mr Adrian Barden, a person discharging managerial
responsibility and Senior Vice President of Wolseley plc, has today exercised
and sold the under-noted options under the Wolseley Executive Share Option
Scheme 1989.

Name        No. of options     Exercise price    No. of shares      Sale price
                 exercised      per share (in             sold
                                       pence)
Mr A Barden          7,600             467.00            7,600          £12.24
                    20,000             543.00           20,000          £12.24

Mr Barden now holds 19,735 shares in Wolseley plc.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc

Tel: [phone]
Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations
Mark White - Group Company Secretary and Counsel




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