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Wolseley PLC29 November 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Wolseley plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Silchester International Investors Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable TrustSilchester International Investors International Value Equity TrustSilchester International Investors International Value Equity Group TrustSilchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity TrustThe Calleva Trust 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 27 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the Triggering ISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 20,149,238 20,149,238 0 3.05 0 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise No. of voting % of votingfinancial Date conversion rights that may rightsinstrument Period/Date be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 20,149,238 3.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Silchester International Investors Limited 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: Silchester International Investors Limited ("Silchester") acts as investmentmanager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our "Clients"). In actingfor our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments andare empowered to ote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients'custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of eachClients's custodian bank. 14. Contact name: Richard I. Shoylekov 15. Contact telephone number: 0118 929 8700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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