Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
30 July 2004

Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

Wolseley plc

2 Name of director:

Nigel Stein

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

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

Nigel Stein

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

n/a

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:

1,000

8 Percentage of issued class:

0.0001%

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:

857.89p

13 Date of transaction:

30 July 2004

14 Date Company informed:

30 July 2004

15 Total holding following this notification:

2,500

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.0004%

17 Contact name for queries:

M J White, Company Secretary

18 Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700

19 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

M J White

Additional Information:

ends.



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