Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
24 September 2007

Notification of Interests of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ('PDMR') and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

Wolseley plc

2 Name of director/PDMR:

Charles P Watters

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director/PDMR named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

The director/PDMR named above and spouse

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

Charles P Watters (1,780) and Teresa Watters (1,780)

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

see above

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

Share Purchase

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

3,560

8 Percentage of issued class:

0.0005%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

nil

10 Percentage of issued class:

n/a

11 Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

12 Price per share:

842.50p

13 Date of transaction:

24 September 2007

14 Date Company informed:

24 September 2007

15 Total holding following this notification:

6,360

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.0009%

17 Contact name for queries:

A Drew, Deputy Company Secretary

18 Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

A Drew


Additional Information:

ends.



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