1st Feb 2006 07:00
Wolseley PLC01 February 2006 Wolseley plc Analyst and Investor Meeting Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing andheating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of buildingmaterials, is today hosting a meeting for analysts and investors. Following the FTSE's decision to move Wolseley from the Construction andBuilding Materials sector to the Support Services sector, Wolseley will behosting a teach-in for analysts and investors who are unfamiliar with thecompany but would like to know more. The meeting will be held today at UBS, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2 commencingwith coffee at 13:45 with the presentation starting at 14:00. A live audio castand slide presentation of this event will be available at 14:00 UK time onwww.wolseley.com For further details please contact Margaret Nunn, Wolseley Investor Relations at([email protected]) or by telephoning +44 (0)1189 298788. No material new information will be disclosed in the presentation and there willbe no statement on current trading. ENQUIRIES: Investors/Analysts: Guy Stainer 0118 929 8744Head of Investor Relations 07739 778 187 Notes to Editors Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing andheating products and a leading supplier of building materials to professionalcontractors in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group sales for theyear ended 31 July 2005 were approximately £11.3 billion and operating profit,before amortisation of intangibles, was £708 million. Wolseley has around 63,000employees operating in 14 countries namely: UK, USA, France, Canada, Ireland,Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium,Luxembourg and Denmark. Wolseley is listed on the London and New York StockExchanges (LSE: WOS.L, NYSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listedcompanies. - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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