Directors' Dealings

WOLSELEY PLC


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Wolseley plc

2   Name of director:
Richard Ireland

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Named Director

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
The Share Centre Limited

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
n/a

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Reinvestment of dividend  by the managers of a single company discretionary
PEP.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
15

8   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
n/a

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 25 pence

12  Price per share:
427.0 pence

13  Date of transaction:
6 October 1999

14  Date company informed:
13 October 1999

15  Total holding following this notification:
99,030 (including 44,775 non-beneficial)

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.017%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:

23  Contact name for queries:
A J Bushnell
Assistant Company Secretary

24  Contact telephone number:
01905 777200

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
A J Bushnell
Assistant Company Secretary



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