Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
23 January 2007



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company: Wolseley plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Baillie Gifford & Co

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non- beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18:

In respect of the above holder.

4) Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them:

          29,289,711   Baillie Gifford & Co
           7,484,333   Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
           8,150,651   Baillie Gifford Life Limited
           1,221,282   Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

not disclosed

6) Percentage of issued class:

not disclosed

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

Nil

8) Percentage of issued class:

n/a

9) Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10) Date of transaction:

19 January 2007

11) Date company informed:

22 January 2007

12) Total holding following this notification:

46,145,977

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

7.0%

14) Any additional information:

Initial disclosure under new Disclosure and Transparency Rules

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mark J. White - 0118 929 8700

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:

Mark J White, Group Company Secretary & Counsel

Date of notification:

23 January 2007


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