Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
11 March 2002



WOLSELEY PLC - SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDINGS

11 March 2002


Wolseley plc hereby notifies that today, it received notification from Legal &
General Investment Management Limited that following a sale of shares on 4 March
2002 Legal & General's interest in Wolseley plc ordinary 25p shares stood at
2.99% (17,203,364 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
2,631,500                        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245
541,390                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605
397,813                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509
100,000                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612
11,640,582                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206
41,310                           HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197
48,900                           HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332
88,652                           HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007





For and on behalf of Wolseley plc

Edward Parker
Assistant Company Secretary



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