Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9834U

Wolseley PLC

12 April 2016

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF SHARES OUT OF TREASURY

Wolseley plc (the "Company") wishes to announce that on 12 April 2016, it transferred 21,661 ordinary shares of the Company of 10 ⁵³/₆₆p each held by the Company in treasury ("Treasury Shares") to employees of the Wolseley Group in satisfaction of options and awards under the Company's International Sharesave Plan 2011 ("ISP Plan"), the Wolseley Group Executive Share Option Plan 2012 ("ESOP 2012") and the Wolseley Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2012 ("LTIP 2012"). The exercise prices of shares under option were as follows: 207 shares in respect of the ISP Plan at 2,768 pence; 15,094 shares under the ESOP 2012 at 2,796 pence; and 6,360 shares under the LTIP 2012 were nil cost.

As a consequence of that transfer, the Company now holds 12,427,513 Treasury Shares and its issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) is 254,208,593. 

The total voting rights figure (of 254,208,593) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 12.6.4R.

Enquiries:

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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