Ferguson Regulatory News (FERG)

29 Jan 2008 13:43

Wolseley PLC29 January 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: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Capital Reearch and Management Company 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 24 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 January 20087. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous toif possible using the the TriggeringISIN CODE transactionNumber of shares Number of voting Rights ORD 25P 31,801,700 31,801,700 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 33,506,723 0 33,506,723 0 5.0644% 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 (ifthe instrument isexercised/converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 33,506,723 5.0644% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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