Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
23 December 2003

Notification under the Listing Rules - Directors - Shares - Rule 16.3 (c)

Wolseley plc confirms that:

1.    Mr C A Hornsby, who is responsible for the Company's US Plumbing and
Heating Division, has today increased his shareholding in the company by 8,400
ordinary shares. He has exercised the under-noted share options under the terms
of the Wolseley 1989 Executive Share Option Scheme and has retained all of the
shares issued to him. He has also sold today 15,600 ordinary shares beneficially
held by him at a price per share of 770.5 pence and now holds 24,800 ordinary
shares.

Director's Name     No. of options   Exercise price      Total no. of         Date of
                         exercised    per share (in   shares acquired     acquisition
                                             pence)
Mr C. A. Hornsby             8,000           388.75            24,000      23.12.2003
                             8,000           440.00
                             8,000           456.50


2.   Mr N Stein, a non-executive director, made an initial purchase on 22
December 2003 of 1,500 ordinary shares at a price of 770 pence per share.


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