Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
17 May 2007

Wolseley plc announces that the following transactions over ordinary shares of
25 pence each in the capital of the Company have taken place as follows:


(a) Share disposal
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On 16 May 2007, Mr L J Stoddard, Chief Operations Officer of Wolseley plc and a
person discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR'), sold a total of 4,500
ordinary shares at 1289p per share. As a result of this transaction, Mr Stoddard
now holds 46,600 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company.


(b) The Wolseley Employee Share Purchase Plan 2001 (the 'ESPP')
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Following the maturity of their savings contracts, ordinary shares of 25p each
(granted under the ESPP in April 2006 at an option price of 1236 pence) have
today been allotted to the under-noted directors/PDMRs. These shares will be
delivered in the form of American Depository Shares (each representing one
ordinary share in the capital of Wolseley plc):


Name              Shares
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F N Hord          196 ordinary shares / ADRs
C A S Hornsby     196 ordinary shares / ADRs
F W Roach         196 ordinary shares / ADRs
L J Stoddard      196 ordinary shares / ADRs

The beneficial holdings for each of the directors/PDMRs have been respectively
increased as a result of these allotments.



For further information please contact:

Wolseley plc
0118 929 8700

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



ENDS




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