Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7645G

Wolseley PLC

27 October 2008

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS / PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS

The Wolseley plc 2002 Long Term Incentive Scheme ('LTIS') - 2008 Award

Wolseley plc announces that on 24 October 2008 a conditional allocation of ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company was made under the LTIS to 104 Senior Executives, including 8 Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. These shares will only vest upon the achievement of certain corporate performance targets measured over a three year period. No consideration is payable either at allocation or on vesting of all or part of the awards.

The following table shows the conditional allocation made under the LTIS on 24 October 2008:

Name	Conditional allocation of ordinary shares of 25p each made on 24 October 2008	Total interests in ordinary shares of 25p each held under the LTIS following this allocation
C A S Hornsby	477,847	690,238
R H Marchbank	205,643	298,894
F W Roach	204,321	295,741
S P Webster	193,629	302,615
R Angwin	55,937	87,262
D Harding	55,937	83,796
C R Morrison	60,598	82,112
R Shoylekov	69,921	94,745