Exhibit 99.8
| Company | Wolseley PLC |
| TIDM | WOS |
| Headline | Holding(s) in Company |
| Released | 10:15 20-Mar-06 |
RNS Number:0365A
Wolseley PLC
20 March 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 16 March 2006:
| 6,796,288 | Barclays Global Investors Ltd | |
| 667,752 | Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking | |
| 5,040,598 | Barclays Global Investors, N.A. | |
| 103,298 | Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd | |
| 39,057 | Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd | |
| 1,893,560 | Gerrard Limited | |
| 1,795,700 | Barclays Global Fund Advisors | |
| 139,419 | Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd | |
| 1,016,040 | Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd | |
| 6,909 | Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd | |
| 476,158 | 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:
n/a
8) Percentage of issued class:
n/a
9) Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p each
10) Date of transaction:
16 March 2006
11) Date company informed:
20 March 2006
12) Total holding following this notification:
17,974,779
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.02%
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:
20 March 2006
END
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