Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1212W

Wolseley PLC

22 April 2016

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF SHARES OUT OF TREASURY

Wolseley plc (the "Company") wishes to announce that on 22 April 2016, it transferred 305,883 ordinary shares of the Company of 10 ⁵³/₆₆p each held by the Company in treasury ("Treasury Shares") to employees of the Wolseley Group in satisfaction of options and awards under the Wolseley Group Executive Share Option Plan 2003 ("ESOP 2003"), the Wolseley Group Executive Share Option Plan 2010 ("ESOP 2010") and the Wolseley Group Executive Share Option Plan 2012 ("ESOP 2012"). The exercise prices of shares under option were as follows: 152,679 shares in respect of the ESOP 2003 Plan at 1,269 pence; 51,112 shares under the ESOP 2010 at 1855 pence; 59,246 shares under the ESOP 2010 at 1879 pence; and 42,846 shares under the ESOP 2012 at 2,796 pence.

As a consequence of that transfer, the Company now holds 12,716,743 Treasury Shares and its issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) is 253,919,363. 

The total voting rights figure (of 253,919,363) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 12.6.4R.

Enquiries:

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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