Holding(s) in Company

Wolseley PLC
26 April 2005

SCHEDULE 10
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:

      11,930,163   Lloyds TSB Private Banking
       4,334,276   Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
       2,023,089   Lloyds TSB Jersey Offshore

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
not disclosed

6) Percentage of issued class:
not disclosed

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Nil

8) Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9) Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p each

10) Date of transaction:
26 April 2005

11) Date company informed:
26 April 2005

12) Total holding following this notification:
18,287,528

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.099%

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, Company Secretary

Date of notification:
26 April 2005


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