Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Wolseley plc

GB00B5ZN3P43

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):_ ____________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

UBS Global Asset Management -Traditional 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

02 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6.10% 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

ORD

GBP 0.10

33,301,956 

33,301,956

5,411,088

382,342

5,028,746

0.43%

5.67%

Pre Consolidation

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

5,411,088

6.10%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

UBS AG - 6,881 - 0.01%

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc - 516,997 - 0.58%

UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd - 4,165 - 0.00%

UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co - 160,287 - 0.18%

UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland)GmbH - 185,011 - 0.21%

UBS Global Asset Management (France) S.A. - 40,636 - 0.05%

UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd - 524,489 - 0.59%

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd - 3,466,020 - 3.91%

UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd - 382,342 - 0.43%

UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company - 124,260 - 0.14%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of Asset Management clients 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Alison Drew

15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700