Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
15 June 2001

WOLSELEY PLC - DIRECTOR SHARE PURCHASE



15 June 2001



Ordinary shares of 25p each



Wolseley plc hereby notifies the following director share purchase pursuant to
a share options exercise under the terms of the Wolseley Executive Share
Option Scheme. This took place today:


Director's  No. of options    Exercise price per  No. of shares Date of exercise
     Name       exercised      share (in pence)      purchased       / purchase


     Jake          12,000                220.75         12,000          15.6.01
   Thomas
     Jake          11,200                350.25         11,200          15.6.01
   Thomas



As a result of the above, Mr Thomas now holds 67,172 ordinary shares of 25p
each in the Company.



For and on behalf of Wolseley plc



Edward Parker

Assistant Company Secretary