Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
14 January 2002

WOLSELEY PLC - SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDINGS

14 January 2002



Wolseley plc hereby notifies that on 14 January 2002 it received notification
from Legal & General Investment Management Limited that Legal & General's
interest in Wolseley plc ordinary 25p shares stood at 3.00% (17,329,066
shares), identified as follows:

No. of shares      Nominee Name
50,000             HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775229
1,663,217          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603
2,641,500          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245
100,000            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612
541,390            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605
343,813            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509
11,814,684         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206
41,310             HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197
88,652             HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007
44,500             HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332


For and on behalf of Wolseley plc

Edward Parker

Assistant Company Secretary