Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
02 December 2005

The following share purchase (notified to the Company on 1 December 2005) was
made under the Wolseley plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the final
dividend for the year ended 31 July 2005, which was paid on 30 November 2005.



Director's Name     No. of shares purchased    Purchase price per share in pence
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Robert M. Walker             30                            1241.9891

Mr Walker now holds 2,190 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the
Company.


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

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




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