Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
22 December 2005

Wolseley plc hereby confirms the following share purchases made under the
dividend reinvestment arrangements for shares held in ADRs under the US Employee
Share Purchase Plan of which notification was received from the Plan
administrator today:

Director's Name         No. of ADRs purchased on         Purchase price per
                        12 December 2005                 ADR in US$
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Charles A Banks         6.784                            43.69215
Fenton N Hord           6.784                            43.69215
Claude A S Hornsby      6.784                            43.69215
Robert H Marchbank      6.784                            43.69215

The directors' beneficial holdings have each been respectively increased as a
result of these purchases.


Note: One ADR (American Depositary Receipt) comprises two ordinary shares of 25p
each in the capital of Wolseley plc. ADRs are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange.



FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

Guy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations
Mark White - Group Company Secretary and Counsel




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