Last checked at 22 Apr 2016 17:39
Transaction in Own Shares
Wolseley plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 1 December 2015, the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 53/66 pence each ("Shares") as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 29 September 2015:
Date of purchase: 22 April 2016
Number of Shares purchased: 100,000
Highest price paid per Share: 3,899 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 3,854 pence
Average price paid per Share: 3,873.77 pence
The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.
Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 12,816,743 Shares in Treasury.
The Company has 253,819,363 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury and including 305,883 Shares transferred out of Treasury on 22 April 2016 as announced earlier today). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Wolseley plc
John Martin, Chief Financial Officer | +41(0) 41723 2230 |
Mark Fearon, Director of Communications and Investor Relations | +41(0) 41723 2230 |
+44(0) 7711 875070 |