Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
05 April 2005


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

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr C A S Hornsby, who is responsible for the
Company's US Plumbing and Heating Division and who will become Chief Executive,
North America from 1 August 2005, has today exercised and sold at a price of
1116p per share, the under-noted share options under the terms of the Wolseley
1989 Executive Share Option Scheme. Mr Hornsby now holds at total of 68,417
ordinary shares.

Director's Name    No. of options  Exercise price  Total no.       Date of
                   exercised       per share       shares  of      transactions
                                   (in pence)      acquired/sold

Mr C.A.S.Hornsby     60,400        467.00          60,400          05.04.2005


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc

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



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