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:


Silchester International Investors Limited

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


Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust
Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust
The Calleva Trust


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:

3%


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


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of     Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
shares        Direct     Indirect         Direct     Indirect

20,149,238    20,149,238     0            3.05         0


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

20,149,238                  3.05%


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


N/A


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Silchester International Investors Limited

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:

Silchester International Investors Limited ('Silchester') acts as investment
manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting
for our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and
are empowered to ote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients'
custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each
Clients's custodian bank.


14. Contact name:

Richard I. Shoylekov

15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700







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