Result of AGM

Wolseley PLC
18 November 2004


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: RESOLUTIONS

Wolseley plc is pleased to announce that at its AGM held earlier today, all 
resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

RESOLUTION   IN FAVOUR       DISCRETIONARY   AGAINST           WITHHELD
NUMBER       VOTES *         VOTES %*        VOTES %*          VOTES
 1           397,249,940     1,406,475       3,104,628         7,605,258
             98.88%          0.35%           0.77%
               
 2           365,176,884     1,509,315       17,212,283        25,467,819
             95.12%          0.39%           4.49%

 3           406,380,665     1,405,566       3,515             1,576,555
             99.65%          0.35%           0.00%
 
 4           401,991,275     1,403,431       1,646,252         4,325,343
             99.25%          0.34%           0.41%

 5           404,699,461     1,404,406       1,660,185         1,602,249
             99.25%          0.34%           0.41%
   
 6           396,913,634     1,402,547       2,409,609         8,640,511
             99.05%          0.35%           0.60
                
 7           404,692,735     1,411,354       1,660,794         1,601,418
             99.25%          0.35%           0.40%

 8           401,947,777     1,403,162       1,692,631         4,322,731
             99.24%          0.35%           0.41%

 9           369,746,068     1,405,554       28,087,779        10,126,900
             92.61%          0.35%           7.04%

 10          400,852,961     1,405,764       5,515,568         1,592,008
             98.30%          0.35%           1.35%

 11          402,534,110     1,419,915       3,682,329         1,729,947
             98.75%          0.35%           0.90%

 12          403,300,300     1,420,095       4,627,506         18,400
             98.52%          0.35%           1.13%

 13          406,290,057     1,417,148       72,619            1,586,477
             99.63%          0.35%           0.02%

 14          362,945,250     1,436,824       20,449,985        24,534,242
             94.31%          0.37%           5.32
              
 15          389,475,535     1,355,957       12,415,821        6,118,988
             96.58%          0.34%           3.08%         
               
16           405,276,374     1,419,974       1,014,632         1,655,321
             99.40%          0.35%           0.25% 

* percentage of Votes cast excludes Withheld votes

Total number of votes cast by proxy: 409,366,301.
As at the close of business on 17 November 2004, the issued share capital was 
585,966,198 ordinary shares.

Copies of all the Resolutions approved at the Annual General Meeting have been 
submitted for publication through the 
Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be 
available for inspection at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS


For further information please contact:

Mark J White
Group Company Secretary and Counsel
0118 929 8700


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