Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
25 October 2004

WOLSELEY PLC

25 October 2004

Notification under the Listing Rules - Directors - Shares - Rule 16.3 (c)

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr F N Hord, who is responsible for the Company's US
Building Materials Distribution business, increased his shareholding in the
Company on 25 October 2004 by 19,000 ordinary shares.

He exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Wolseley 1989
Executive Share Option Scheme and has retained all such shares issued to him. He
also sold 20,000 ordinary shares at 909 pence per share.  Mr Hord has also
gifted 1,500 ADRs representing 3,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company to two US based charities. As a result of the above transactions, Mr
Hord now holds 82,807 ordinary shares of the Company.

Director's Name  No. of options  Exercise price  No. of shares     Date of
                    exercised     per share (in     acquired     acquisition
                                       pence)

  Mr F N Hord          10,000          456.50         10,000      25.10.2004
                       10,000          483.50         10,000      25.10.2004
                       10,000          381.00         10,000      25.10.2004
                       12,000          397.00         12,000      25.10.2004


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