Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Wolseley PLC
12 May 2000

Letter To:    Company Announcements Office

Director Shareholding - Wolseley plc ordinary shares of 25p each

On 10 May 2000 Mr I E Humphries exercised a sharesave option on its maturity
over 1,254 Wolseley plc ordinary 25p shares, at an erxercise price of 275p per
share.

Letter From:  Wolseley plc