Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
26 April 2005

NOTIFICATION UNDER THE LISTING RULES - DIRECTORS 16.3(c)

The Wolseley Employee Share Purchase Plan 2001 (ESPP):

Following the maturity of their savings contracts, ordinary shares of 25p each
(granted under the ESPP in April 2004 at an option price of 698.28 pence) have
today been allotted to the under-noted directors. These will be delivered in the
form of American Depository Shares in the capital of Wolseley plc:

Name                  Shares
C A Banks             358 ordinary shares / 179 ADRs
F N Hord              358 ordinary shares / 179 ADRs
C A Hornsby           358 ordinary shares / 179 ADRs
R H Marchbank         358 ordinary shares / 179 ADRs

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


Enquiries:

Wolseley plc
0118 929 8700

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

ENDS




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