Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
29 April 2005


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

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr C A S Hornsby, who is responsible for the
Company's US Plumbing and Heating Division and who will become Chief Executive,
North America from 1 August 2005, increased his shareholding in the Company on
29 April 2005 by 5,238 ordinary shares. Mr Hornsby exercised the under-noted
share options under the terms of the Wolseley 1989 Executive Share Option Scheme
and subsequently sold 80,000 shares at a price of 1060p per share.

Director's Name         No. of options       Exercise price   Date of
                        exercised            per share        transaction
                                             (in pence)

   Mr C. A. S.          85,238               485.00p          29.04.2005
   Hornsby




As a result of the above transactions, Mr Hornsby now holds 74,013 ordinary
shares in the Company.





FURTHER INFORMATION:


Wolseley plc

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Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations

Mark White - Group Company Secretary and Counsel







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