Exhibit 99.6
| Company | Wolseley PLC |
| TIDM | WOS |
| Headline | Blocklisting Interim Review |
| Released | 15:40 01-Mar-06 |
RNS Number:1465Z
Wolseley PLC
01 March 2006
Block Listing Six-Monthly Return
1 Name of company:
Wolseley plc
2 Name of Scheme:
The Employee Share Purchase Plan 2001 (US)
3 Period of Return – From:
1 September 2005
To:
28 February 2006
4 Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt security) not issued under scheme at the end of last period:
1,377,764
5 Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme during period:
nil
6 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted under scheme at end of period:
2,827,764*
7 Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally listed and the date of admission:
500,000 Ordinary 25p shares listed on 04.11.2002 ref RA/Wolseley plc/00011 (utilised)
2,000,000 Ordinary 25p shares listed on 01.10.2003 ref RA/Wolseley plc/00012 (utilised)
2,000,000 Ordinary 25p shares listed on 01.10.2004 ref Wolseley plc/0-976-402
*1,450,000 Ordinary 25p shares listed on 30.09.2005 ref Wolseley plc/0-976-402
Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in order for us to update our records:
595,182,856
Contact name for queries:
M J White
Contact telephone number:
0118 929 8700
Contact address:
Parkview 1220, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, RG7 4GA
Name of person making return:
M J White
Position of person making return:
Group Company Secretary & Counsel
Additional Information:
This information is provided by RNS
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