Last checked at 30 Sep 2015 17:49
WOLSELEY PLC (THE "COMPANY") - NOTIFICATION OF TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY
As at 30 September 2015, Wolseley plc:
(i) | had 266,605,384 issued ordinary shares of 1053/66 pence, each ordinary share having one vote;
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ii) | held 7,457,842 ordinary shares in treasury, including ordinary shares which have been purchased as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 29 September 2015 but not yet settled. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;
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(iii) | accordingly, had total voting rights of 259,147,542.
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The Company has entered into a Level I American Depositary Receipt programme, under which ordinary shares of 1053/66 pence each are traded in the form of American Depositary Shares on the OTCQX market. The ordinary shares of 1053/66 pence each traded in the form of American Depositary Shares, on a ratio of one ordinary share to ten American Depositary Shares, are included within the total of issued ordinary shares and the total voting rights set out above.
The total voting rights figure (of 259,147,542) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.
Enquiries:
Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary
(00 41 41 723 2323)
30 September 2015