9th Feb 2007 16:50
Wolseley PLC09 February 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company: Wolseley plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest: Legal & General 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: 22,700,719 Legal & General Group Plc / Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited and Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:not applicable 6) Percentage of issued class:not applicable 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:Not applicable 8) Percentage of issued class:Not applicable 9) Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p each 10) Date of transaction: 9 February 2007 11) Date company informed: 9 February 2007 12) Total holding following this notification: 22,700,719 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.44% 14) Any additional information: Initial disclosure under new Disclosure and Transparency Rules.Previous notification under s.198 Companies Act 1985 made on 19 March 2002 at3%. 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, Group Company Secretary & Counsel Date of notification: 9 February 2007 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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