Exhibit 99.4
RNS Number:3982F
Wolseley PLC
18 November 2004
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESOLUTIONS
Wolseley plc is pleased to announce that at its AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
RESOLUTION NUMBER | | IN FAVOUR VOTES %* | | DISCRETIONARY VOTES %* | | AGAINST VOTES %* | | WITHHELD VOTES |
1 | | 397,249,940 | | 1,406,475 | | 3,104,628 | | 7,605,258 |
| | 98.88% | | 0.35% | | 0.77% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
2 | | 365,176,884 | | 1,509,315 | | 17,212,283 | | 25,467,819 |
| | 95.12% | | 0.39% | | 4.49% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
3 | | 406,380,665 | | 1,405,566 | | 3,515 | | 1,576,555 |
| | 99.65% | | 0.35% | | 0.00% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
4 | | 401,991,275 | | 1,403,431 | | 1,646,252 | | 4,325,343 |
| | 99.25% | | 0.34% | | 0.41% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
5 | | 404,699,461 | | 1,404,406 | | 1,660,185 | | 1,602,249 |
| | 99.25% | | 0.34% | | 0.41% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
6 | | 396,913,634 | | 1,402,547 | | 2,409,609 | | 8,640,511 |
| | 99.05% | | 0.35% | | 0.60% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
7 | | 404,692,735 | | 1,411,354 | | 1,660,794 | | 1,601,418 |
| | 99.25% | | 0.35% | | 0.40% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
8 | | 401,947,777 | | 1,403,162 | | 1,692,631 | | 4,322,731 |
| | 99.24% | | 0.35% | | 0.41% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
9 | | 369,746,068 | | 1,405,554 | | 28,087,779 | | 10,126,900 |
| | 92.61% | | 0.35% | | 7.04% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
10 | | 400,852,961 | | 1,405,764 | | 5,515,568 | | 1,592,008 |
| | 98.30% | | 0.35% | | 1.35% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
11 | | 402,534,110 | | 1,419,915 | | 3,682,329 | | 1,729,947 |
| | 98.75% | | 0.35% | | 0.90% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
12 | | 403,300,300 | | 1,420,095 | | 4,627,506 | | 18,400 |
| | 98.52% | | 0.35% | | 1.13% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
13 | | 406,290,057 | | 1,417,148 | | 72,619 | | 1,586,477 |
| | 99.63% | | 0.35% | | 0.02% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
14 | | 362,945,250 | | 1,436,824 | | 20,449,985 | | 24,534,242 |
| | 94.31% | | 0.37% | | 5.32% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
15 | | 389,475,535 | | 1,355,957 | | 12,415,821 | | 6,118,988 |
| | 96.58% | | 0.34% | | 3.08% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
16 | | 405,276,374 | | 1,419,974 | | 1,014,632 | | 1,655,321 |
| | 99.40% | | 0.35% | | 0.25% | | |
* percentage of Votes cast excludes Withheld votes
Total number of votes cast by proxy: 409,366,301. As at the close of business on 17 November 2004, the issued share capital was 585,966,198 ordinary shares.
Copies of all the Resolutions approved at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted for publication through the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
For further information please contact:
Mark J White, Group Company Secretary and Counsel
0118 929 8700
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