Offer Document Posted

Wolseley PLC
10 April 2006


OFFER UPDATE

Wolseley Bristol Limited

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR
JAPAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10 April 2006

                             Recommended cash offer

                                       by

                                  UBS Limited
                            ('UBS Investment Bank')

                                  on behalf of

                            Wolseley Bristol Limited
                  (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolseley plc)
                                      and
           (in the United States) by Wolseley Bristol Limited itself

                                      for

                                Brandon Hire plc



OFFER DOCUMENTATION POSTED

Wolseley Bristol Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolseley plc, announces
that the offer documentation in respect of the Offer for Brandon Hire plc 
('Brandon Hire'), which was announced on 28 March 2006, has been posted to
shareholders today, 10 April 2006.  Acceptances of the Offer should be received
not later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 May 2006.

Words defined in the Offer Document have the same meaning in this announcement.

Enquiries:

Wolseley plc
Investors/Analysts:
Guy Stainer                                          [phone]
Head of Investor Relations                           [phone]



John English                                         [phone]
Director of Investor Relations,                      [phone]
North America

Press:
Penny Studholme                                      [phone]
Director of Corporate Communications                 [phone]

UBS Investment Bank                                  [phone]
(Financial adviser to Wolseley)
Liam Beere
Tim Waddell
James Robertson


The availability of the Offer to persons outside the United Kingdom may be
affected by the laws of other jurisdictions.  Such persons should inform
themselves and observe any applicable requirements of those jurisdictions.

The Offer is not being made in or into, and is not capable of acceptance in or
from, Canada, Australia or Japan.  Accordingly, copies of this announcement and
any offer documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise
forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from, Canada, Australia or Japan.
Custodians, nominees and trustees should observe these restrictions and should
not send or distribute documents in or into Canada, Australia or Japan.

This press release does not constitute the solicitation of an offer to buy
securities in Canada, Australia or Japan or in any other jurisdiction in which
such solicitation would be unlawful.

UBS Investment Bank is acting for Wolseley Bristol Limited and Wolseley plc in
connection with the Offer and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Wolseley Bristol Limited and Wolseley plc for providing the
protections offered to clients of UBS Investment Bank nor for providing advice
in relation to the Offer.


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