Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
10 November 2005

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

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr M J White, who is the Group Company Secretary and
Counsel, exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Wolseley
1984 and 1989 Executive Share Option Schemes and subsequently sold 15,362 shares
at a price of 1196p per share.

Director's Name     No. of options      Exercise price          Date of
                    exercised           per share (in pence)    transaction
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Mr M J White             20,000                543.00p          10.11.2005


As a result of the above transaction, Mr White now holds 4,638 ordinary shares
in the Company.



FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations
Penny Studholme - Director of Corporate Communications


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