26th Apr 2005 16:23
Wolseley PLC26 April 2005 SCHEDULE 10NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company: Wolseley plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:Lloyds TSB Group Plc 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non- beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18: In respect of the above holder. 4) Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than oneholder, the number of shares held by each of them: 11,930,163 Lloyds TSB Private Banking 4,334,276 Scottish Widows Investment Partnership 2,023,089 Lloyds TSB Jersey Offshore 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:not disclosed 6) Percentage of issued class:not disclosed 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:Nil 8) Percentage of issued class:n/a 9) Class of security:Ordinary shares of 25p each 10) Date of transaction:26 April 2005 11) Date company informed:26 April 2005 12) Total holding following this notification:18,287,528 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:3.099% 14) Any additional information: 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:Mark J. White - 0118 929 8700 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification:Mark J White, Company Secretary Date of notification:26 April 2005 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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