Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

Wolseley plc hereby confirms the following share purchase made by Frank Roach, a Director of Wolseley plc, under the dividend reinvestment arrangements of its depositary, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, for shares held in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs").   

The following notification was received from AST Equity Plan Solutions (a division of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC), on behalf of Mr Roach, on 16 December 2014 in respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2014 which was paid on 27 November 2014.  Under the dividend reinvestment plan, Mr Roach purchased 161.0231 ADRs on 4 December 2014 at a purchase price of $5.8702 per ADR.  These shares were delivered in the form of American Depositary Shares, each representing one-tenth of an ordinary share in the capital of Wolseley plc.  The transaction took place in the USA.

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Wolseley plc

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Richard Shoylekov 
Group Company Secretary and General Counsel