18th Dec 2006 16:35
Wolseley PLC18 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS / PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILTIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS Wolseley plc announces that the following transactions over ordinary shares of25 pence each in the capital of the Company have taken place as follows: (a) Share transactions by Mr Frank W Roach -------------------------------------- Mr Frank W Roach, who is responsible for the Company's US North Americanbusinesses, increased his shareholding in the Company on 18 December 2008 by7,839 ordinary shares. He exercised the under-noted share options under the terms of the Wolseley 1989Executive Share Option Scheme and has retained all such shares issued to him. Hehas also sold 4,000 ordinary shares at 1247 pence per share. Director's Name No. of options Exercise price No. of shares Date of exercised per share acquired acquisition in pence) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mr F W Roach 11,839 543.00 11,839 18.12.06 (b) Dividend reinvestment --------------------- The following share purchases have been made under the dividend reinvestmentarrangements for shares held in ADRs under the US Employee Share Purchase Planof which notification was received from the Plan administrator today: Director's Name No. of ADRs purchased Purchase price per ADR in US$----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fenton N Hord 19.088 24.7247 Claude A S Hornsby 19.088 24.7247 Robert H Marchbank 19.096 24.7247 Frank W Roach 19.10 24.7247 As a result of the above transactions, Mr Hord now holds 91,489 ordinary sharesin the Company, Mr Hornsby now holds 57,728 ordinary shares in the Company, MrMarchbank now holds 26,481 ordinary shares in the Company and Mr Roach now holds35,376 ordinary shares in the Company. FURTHER INFORMATION: Wolseley plcTel: 0118 929 8700 Mark J White - Group Company Secretary & CounselGuy Stainer - Head of Investor Relations This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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