Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
16 June 2006


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 yesterday:

Director's Name        No. of ADRs purchased      Purchase price per ADR in US$
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Charles A Banks                 4.389                           41.857647
Fenton N Hord                   4.389                           41.857647
Claude A S Hornsby              4.389                           41.857647
Robert H Marchbank              4.391                           41.857647
Frank W Roach                   4.392                           41.857647

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


Note: One ADR (American Depositary Receipt) currently comprises two ordinary
shares of 25p each in the capital of Wolseley plc. As announced earlier today,
the ratio will change to one ADR for every one ordinary share of 25p for ADR
holders registered on 30 June 2006. ADRs are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange.


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

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


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