Additional Listing

Wolseley PLC
14 November 2001



     14 November 2001

                                 Wolseley plc

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Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange Plc and the UK Listing
Authority for a total of 400,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each ('shares') to be
admitted to the Official List. It is expected that admission will be granted
on Thursday, 15 November 2001, and that dealings will commence Friday, 16
November 2001.

These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share options pursuant to the following scheme:

                              Scheme                                  Shares
1989 Wolseley Executive Share Option Scheme                           400,000

When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary
shares.