Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
10 July 2001

WOLSELEY PLC - DIRECTOR SHARE PURCHASE


10 July 2001


Ordinary shares of 25p each


Wolseley plc hereby notifies the following director share purchase pursuant to
a share options exercise under the terms of the Wolseley Executive Share
Option Scheme. This took place today:


Director's  No. of options    Exercise price per  No. of shares Date of exercise
     Name       exercised      share (in pence)      purchased       / purchase


  Charlie          14,000                203.25         14,000          10.7.01
    Banks
  Charlie          15,000                220.75         15,000          10.7.01
    Banks



As a result of the above, Mr Banks now holds 89,344 ordinary shares of 25p
each in the Company.



For and on behalf of Wolseley plc



Edward Parker

Assistant Company Secretary