Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
27 July 2005



Wolseley plc confirms that Mr C A Banks, Group Chief Executive, has today
increased his shareholding in the Company by 14,600 ordinary shares. He has,
under the terms of the Wolseley 1989 Executive Share Option Scheme, exercised
and subsequently sold 30,311 shares at a price of 1177p per share. He has also
exercised and retained a further 14,600 ordinary shares as follows:

Director's    No. of     Exercise    Total no. of     Total no.   Date of
Name          options    price per   shares sold at   of shares   transaction
              exercised  share       1177p per share  acquired
                         (in pence)
                                     
Mr C A Banks  30,311    349.75p       30,311                       27.07.2005 
              14,600    467.00p                        14,600      


Mr Banks now holds a total of 200,133 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital 
of the Company in his own name.


For further details:

Wolseley plc                                                  0118 929 8700
M J White, Group Company Secretary & Counsel

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