Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
20 April 2007




NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1) Name of company: Wolseley plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:


Lloyds TSB Group plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non- beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18:


In respect of the above holder.


4) Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them:


                38,084,567   Lloyds TSB Group plc


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


not applicable


6) Percentage of issued class:


not applicable


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


not disclosed


8) Percentage of issued class:


not disclosed


9) Class of security:


Ordinary shares of 25p each


10) Date of transaction:


17 April 2007


11) Date company informed:


20 April 2007


12) Total holding following this notification:


39,084,567 of which 29,074,008 are held directly


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


5.928% of which 4.410% represent directly held shares and 1.518% represent
indirectly held shares


14) Any additional information:


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:


Mark J. White - 0118 929 8700


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:


Mark J White, Group Company Secretary & Counsel


Date of notification:


20 April 2007

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