WOLSELEY PLC

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

Wolseley plc confirms that Darren Shapland, Non Executive Director of Wolseley plc, has resigned, and will stand down, as a Non Executive Director of Poundland Group plc with effect from 16 September 2016.

For further information, please contact:

Graham Middlemiss

00 41 41 723 2230

Notes to editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials, operating in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Ongoing revenue for the year ended 31 July 2015 was £13,300 million and ongoing trading profit was £857 million. Wolseley has about 38,500 employees and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. For more information, please visit www.wolseley.com or follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolseleyplc.