Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
26 January 2006


Wolseley plc confirms that on 26 January 2006 the following share transactions
over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company have, today,
taken place by executive directors under the Wolseley Executive Share Option
Scheme 1989 (the Scheme):


(1) Mr R H Marchbank, Chief Executive Europe, further increased his shareholding
    in the Company on 26 January 2006 by 11,076 ordinary shares. Mr Marchbank
    exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Scheme and
    subsequently sold a total of 3,924 shares at 1340p per share.

   Director's Name     No. of options        Exercise price         Date of
                          exercised         per share (in pence)    transaction  
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Mr R H Marchbank        15,000                349.75p          26.01.2006


(2) Mr S P Webster, Group Finance Director, further increased his shareholding
    in the Company on 26 January 2006 by 6,450 ordinary shares. Mr Webster 
    exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Scheme and 
    subsequently sold 16,000 shares at a price of 1340p per share:

   Director's Name     No. of options        Exercise price         Date of
                          exercised         per share (in pence)    transaction  
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    S P Webster               2,450                483.50p          26.01.2006
                             20,000                381.00p

As a result of the above transactions, Mr Marchbank now holds a total of 23,891
ordinary shares and Mr Webster now holds 44,655 ordinary shares in the capital
of the Company.



FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc

Tel: [phone]
Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations
Mark White - Group Company Secretary and Counsel





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