Director Shareholding

Wolseley PLC
08 June 2005


The following share transactions over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the
capital of the Company have, today, taken place by executive directors:

(a) Wolseley Employees Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1981:

Wolseley plc confirms that following the maturity of their 3 year savings
contracts, ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company have been
allotted on 8 June 2005 to the under-noted directors as detailed below:

Director's name       Date of grant       No. of options       Option price 
                                          exercised            in pence

Mr C A Banks          18 April 2002           1,690            562.00
Mr S P Webster        18 April 2002           1,014            562.00


(b) Wolseley Executive Share Option Scheme 1989 (the Scheme):

Wolseley plc confirms that Mr S P Webster, Group Finance Director, further
increased his shareholding in the Company on 8 June 2005 by 7,321 ordinary
shares. Mr Webster exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of
the Scheme and subsequently sold 13,700 shares at a price of 1136p per share:

Director's Name     No. of options        Exercise price           Date of
                         exercised        per share (in pence)     transactions
                        
S P Webster                 21,021                483.50p           08.06.2005


As a result of the above transactions, Mr Webster now holds 38,205 ordinary
shares and Mr Banks now holds 185,533 shares 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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