Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
23 March 2005


Notification under the Listing Rules - Directors - Rule 16.13 (c)



Following his recent appointment as Chief Executive Officer for Europe, the
following awards have been made today to Robert H. Marchbank:

1.         The Wolseley Share Option Plan 2003 ('the 2003 Plan')

50,000 options over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the
Company have been granted at a price of 1100 pence per share.


These options have been granted under the 2003 Plan and require the satisfaction
of corporate performance criteria before the options become capable of exercise.
The options have been granted without the benefit of any retesting and will,
therefore, lapse if the performance criteria have not been met upon maturity of
the awards in March 2008.


The total number of shares over which options are held by Mr Marchbank following
this notification (which have been granted at various option prices and on
various dates) is 189,195.

2.         The Wolseley plc 2002 Long Term Incentive Scheme ('LTIS')

A conditional allocation of 10,000 shares has been made under the LTIS. These
shares will only vest upon the achievement of certain corporate performance
targets measured over a three year period and no consideration is payable either
at allocation or on vesting of all or part of the awards.


The total number of shares held under the LTIS by Mr Marchbank following this
notification is 23,595.




Enquiries:


Wolseley plc

0118 929 8700



Guy Stainer            -            Head of Investor Relations

Mark J White            -            Group Company Secretary



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