Exhibit 99.7
| Company | | Wolseley PLC |
| TIDM | | WOS |
| Headline | | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| Released | | 14:12 26-Jan-06 |
RNS Number:5066X
Wolseley PLC
26 January 2006
Wolseley plc confirms that on 26 January 2006 the following share transactions over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company have, today, taken place by executive directors under the Wolseley Executive Share Option Scheme 1989 (the Scheme):
| (1) | Mr R H Marchbank, Chief Executive Europe, further increased his shareholding in the Company on 26 January 2006 by 11,076 ordinary shares. Mr Marchbank exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Scheme and subsequently sold a total of 3,924 shares at 1340p per share. |
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| | Director's Name | | No. of options | | Exercise price | | Date of |
| | | | exercised | | per share (in pence) | | transaction |
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| | Mr R H Marchbank | | 15,000 | | 349.75p | | 26.01.2006 |
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| (2) | Mr S P Webster, Group Finance Director, further increased his shareholding in the Company on 26 January 2006 by 6,450 ordinary shares. Mr Webster exercised the under-noted share ptions under the terms of the Scheme and subsequently sold 16,000 shares at a price of 1340p per share: |
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| | Director's Name | | No. of options | | Exercise price | | Date of |
| | | | exercised | | per share (in pence) | | transaction |
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| | S P Webster | | 2,450 | | 483.50p | | 26.01.2006 |
| | | | 20,000 | | 381.00p | | |
As a result of the above transactions, Mr Marchbank now holds a total of 23,891 ordinary shares and Mr Webster now holds 44,655 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Wolseley plc
Tel: 0118 929 8700
Guy Stainer – Head of Investor Relations
Mark White – Group Company Secretary and Counsel
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