Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
29 November 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:


Wolseley plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


Baillie Gifford & Co


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):


27 November 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


28 November 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


5%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to

if possible using the the Triggering

ISIN CODE transaction

Number of shares Number of voting Rights


ORD 25P 46,145,977 7%


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights

shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect


38,382,836 0 38,382,836 0 5.80


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of Expiration Exercise No. of voting % of voting

financial Date conversion rights that may rights

instrument Period/Date be acquired (if

the instrument is

exercised/converted)


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights


38,382,836 5.80%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent
undertaking of an investment management group.

Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
(4401416; 0.7%) is also a discretionary investment manager.

Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited
(7080011; 1.1%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionary
investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own
account shareholdings.

Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary
undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited (932178; 0.1%) is an OEIC Authorised
Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary
investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:


Richard I. Shoylekov


15. Contact telephone number:


0118 929 8700




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