Holding(s) in Company

19th Feb 2008 09:09

Wolseley PLC19 February 2008 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: (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.): UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) IncUBS Global Asset Management (Australia) LtdUBS Global Asset Management (Canada) CoUBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbHUBS Global Asset Management (France) S.A.UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) LtdUBS Global Asset Management (Japan) LtdUBS Global Asset Management Life LimitedUBS Global Asset Management Trust CompanyUBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 14 February 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous toif possible using the the TriggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting RightsGB0009761027 Non-notifiable Non-notifiable holding holding Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect-------------------------------------------------------------33,301,676 3,763,676 29,538,280 0.57% 4.46% 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----------------------- ------------------33,301,956 5.033% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc 5,646,630 0.85%UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd 9,862 0.00%UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co 1,048,016 0.16%UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH 1,437,452 0.22%UBS Global Asset Management (France) S.A. 464,973 0.07%UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd 77,325 0.01%UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd 2,280,544 0.34%UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 3,763,676 0.57%UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company 1,477,572 0.22%UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited 17,095,906 2.59% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a numberof 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: Richard I. Shoylekov 15. Contact telephone number: 0118 929 8700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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