WOLSELEY PLC ("Company")

NOTIFICATION OF A TRANSACTION BY A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR") IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 ⁵³/₆₆p EACH IN THE COMPANY ("Shares")

The Wolseley European Sharesave Plan 2001 (the "Plan")

The Company confirms that following the maturity of his 5 year savings contract Shares granted under the Plan in April 2010 at an option price of 1,355 pence were transferred out of treasury on 27 July 2015 and retained by the PDMR as follows:

This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 R. The transaction took place in the UK and the Shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Enquiries:

Richard Shoylekov, Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

Tel: +41 (0)41 723 22 30

27 July 2015