| Company | | Wolseley PLC |
| TIDM | | WOS |
| Headline | | Holding(s) in Company |
| Released | | 11:10 10-Jan-06 |
RNS Number:7012W
Wolseley PLC
10 January 2006
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES AND CESSATION OF NOTIFIABLE INTEREST
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, at 5 January 2006:
| 7,302,245 | | Barclays Global Investors Ltd | |
| 670,488 | | Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking | |
| 5,097,135 | | Barclays Global Investors, N.A. | |
| 111,965 | | Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd | |
| 32,436 | | Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd | |
| 1,915,568 | | Gerrard Limited | |
| 1,673,009 | | Barclays Global Fund Advisors | |
| 85,274 | | Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd | |
| 842,110 | | Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd | |
| 6,908 | | Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd | |
| 150 | | Barclays Capital Inc | |
| 93,227 | | Barclays Capital Securities Ltd | |
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: not disclosed
8) Percentage of issued class: not disclosed
9) Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p each
10) Date of transaction: 5 January 2006 and 6 January 2006
11) Date company informed: 10 January 2006
12) Total holding following this notification:
17,830,515 on 5 January 2006 and not disclosed on 6 January 2006
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.01% on 5 January 2006; less than 3% on 6 January 2006
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, Group Company Secretary & Counsel
Date of notification:
10 January 2006
END
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