Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
01 August 2002


Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

Wolseley plc

2 Name of director:

Andrew Hutton

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director 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 named above and his spouse

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

Andrew Hutton - 1 ordinary share

Linda Hutton - 279 ordinary shares

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 4 above

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

Purchase of ordinary shares through DRIP mandate

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

280 ordinary shares

8 Percentage of issued class:

0.00005%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

n/a

10 Percentage of issued class:

n/a

11 Class of security:

ordinary shares of 25p each

12 Price per share:

£5.615

13 Date of transaction:

31 July 2002

14 Date Company informed:

31 July 2002

15 Total holding following this notification:

50,656 ordinary shares of 25p each

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.009%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

23 Contact name for queries:

M J White, Company Secretary

24 Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

M J White


Additional Information:

Ends.


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