Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
10 January 2005


Notification under the Listing Rules - Directors - Shares - Rule 16.3 (c)

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr C A S Hornsby, who is responsible for the
Company's US Plumbing and Heating Division, has today exercised the under-noted
share options under the terms of the Wolseley 1989 Executive Share Option Scheme
and has retained all of the shares issued to him. Mr Hornsby has also today sold
24,000 ordinary shares at a price of 980 pence each and now holds 42,407
ordinary shares.

Director's Name        No. of options   Exercise price  Total no. of    Date of
                       exercised        per share (in   shares      acquisition
                                        pence)          acquired

Mr C. A. S. Hornsby     15,000          349.75           15,000      10.01.2005
    


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Wolseley plc
Tel: [phone]

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



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