Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
10 October 2006

Notification of Interests of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:
Wolseley plc

2 Name of director:
James I K Murray

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
The director named above

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Barclay Nominees (PEP Account) Limited

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
n/a

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Share Purchase. General discretionary PEP.

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
2,000

8 Percentage of issued class:
0.0003%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
nil

10 Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11 Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

12 Price per share:
1163.85 pence

13 Date of transaction:
10 October 2006

14 Date Company informed:
10 October 2006

15 Total holding following this notification:
7,000

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.001%

17 Contact name for queries:
M J White, Group Company Secretary & Counsel

18 Contact telephone number:
0118 929 8700

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:
M J White

Additional Information:
ends.



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