Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
07 June 2007

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

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr C A S Hornsby, Group Chief Executive, has today
increased his shareholding in the Company by 3,923 ordinary shares.

He exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Wolseley Share
Option Plan 2003 and sold 35,000 ordinary shares at 1260 pence per share.

Director's Name         No. of options    Exercise price            Date of
                        exercised         per share (in pence)      transation
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                       
Mr C A S Hornsby        38,923            743.00p                   07.06.07


As a result of the above transactions, Mr Hornsby now holds 68,356 ordinary
shares in the Company.


FURTHER INFORMATION:


Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

Charles P Watters- Interim Group Company Secretary & Counsel
Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations






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