Last checked at 16 Nov 2015 17:34
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 25 November 2014, 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: 16 November 2015
Number of Shares purchased: 110,000
Highest price paid per Share: 3,588 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 3,547 pence
Average price paid per Share: 3,572.56 pence
The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.
Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 10,721,639 Shares in Treasury.
The Company has 255,883,745 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury). 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 |