Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
12 December 2007

Wolseley plc hereby confirms the following share purchases made under the
dividend reinvestment arrangements for shares held in ADRs under the US Employee
Share Purchase Plan of which notification was received from the Plan
administrator today:

Executive Directors      No. of ADRs purchased    Purchase price per ADR in US$
-------------------      ---------------------    -----------------------------
C A S Hornsby                   42.6437                    $15.5592
M Grunkemeyer                   42.6891                    $15.5592
R H Marchbank                   37.0781                    $15.5592
F W Roach                       42.6664                    $15.5592


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




FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

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




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