Director Declaration

4 September 2015

WOLSELEY PLC

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

Wolseley plc confirms that Darren Shapland, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Wolseley plc, will retire from the Board of Ladbrokes plc on 24 September 2015.

For further information, please contact:

Graham Middlemiss

Group Company Secretary

+41 41 723 2232

Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Ongoing revenue for the year ended 31 July 2014 was £12,773 million and trading profit was £761 million. Wolseley has nearly 40,000 employees and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. For more information, please visit www.wolseley.com or follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolseleyplc