Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Wolseley PLC
30 June 2000


Letter to: Company Announcement Office

Director Shareholding - Wolseley plc ordinary shares of 25p each

This is to inform you that today Mr James Thomas has gifted 4,000 shares to
charity. As a result, Mr Thomas now holds 65,444 ordinary shares in Wolseley
plc.


Letter from: Wolseley plc