Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
16 March 2007


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company: Wolseley plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Lloyds TSB Group plc

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non- beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18:
In respect of the above holder.

4) Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them:
                41,021,764   Lloyds TSB Group plc

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
not applicable

6) Percentage of issued class:
not applicable

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Not applicable

8) Percentage of issued class:
Not applicable

9) Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p each

10) Date of transaction:
N/A

11) Date company informed:
16 March 2007

12) Total holding following this notification:
41,021,764 of which 30,837,036 are held directly

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
6.222% of which 5.677% represent directly held shares and 1.545% represent
indirectly held shares

14) Any additional information:
Initial disclosure under new Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Mark J. White - 0118 929 8700

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:
Mark J White, Group Company Secretary & Counsel

Date of notification:
16 March 2007

END



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