Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
29 October 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Wolseley plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

17 October 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 October 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

INCREASED FROM 3% TO 4% (L&G)


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares      Situation previous to 
if possible using the     the Triggering
ISIN CODE                 transaction

                          Number of shares     Number of voting Rights
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ORD 25P                   22,700,719           22,700,719


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of         Number of voting rights        % of voting rights
shares            Direct       Indirect          Direct     Indirect
--------------------------------------------------------------------
26,880,002        26,880,002   0                 4.06       0


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration    Exercise     No. of voting         % of voting
financial   Date          conversion   rights that may       rights
instrument                Period/Date  be acquired (if
                                       the instrument is
                                       exercised/converted)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
----------------------------------------------
26,880,002                  4.06%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)Limited (LGIMH) 
(Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (26,880,002 - 4.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management      Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)       Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(23,295,101- 3.52% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions        Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC) (23,295,101-     Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
3.52% = PMC)
                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                           (Direct) (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A


13. Additional information:

Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.


14. Contact name:

Charles P Watters 


15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700



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