RNS Number:1368E
Wolseley PLC
15 October 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company: Wolseley plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays 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:
| 109,587 | | Barclays Capital Securities Ltd |
| 1,290 | | Barclays Private Bank Ltd |
| 6,846 | | Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd |
| 1,065,041 | | Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd |
| 989,891 | | Barclays Global Fund Advisors |
| 5,147,220 | | Barclays Global Investors, N.A. |
| 9,090,624 | | Barclays Global Investors Ltd |
| 281,034 | | Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd |
| 557,717 | | Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust |
| 90,487 | | Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd |
| 228,191 | | Gerrard Limited |
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:
12 October 2004
11) Date company informed:
15 October 2004
12) Total holding following this notification:
17,567,928
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.00%
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:
15 October 2004
END
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