Share dealing

Shareholders can register on-line to view their Wolseley plc shareholding details using Shareview, a service offered by our registrars, Equiniti (formerly Lloyds TSB Registrars).

To access the service, you should log on to the Equiniti website and complete the simple on-screen registration process. You will then need to enter your surname, postcode, e-mail address and shareholder reference number (which is detailed on the form of proxy accompanying the Wolseley Annual Report).

By logging on to www.shareview.co.uk, you will be able to do all of the following at the click of a mouse:

check your shareholding in Wolseley plc 24 hours a day;
register your e-mail and mailing preference (post or electronic) for future shareholder mailings;
gain easy access to a variety of shareholder information including indicative valuations and payment instruction details;
access the share dealing facility; and
use the internet to appoint a proxy for you at general meetings of the shareholders.

The Company can, at shareholders' request, send shareholders an e-mail notification each time a new shareholder report or other shareholder communication is put on the website. Shareholders will then be able to read and/or download the information at their leisure, but will still be able to request paper copies of the documents should they so wish.

Share dealing

UK based shareholders are also now offered a simple and convenient telephone and internet share sale and purchase service by our registrars. Shareview dealing is available, for telephone purchases and sales on: 0871 384 2020 between 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday and for internet purchases and sales, log on to www.shareview.co.uk/dealing. A postal dealing service is also available and a form together with terms and conditions can be obtained from Equiniti by calling 0871 384 2020 .

Calls to these numbers are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other telephony providers costs may vary.

Stock Exchange listings

The ordinary shares of 25 pence each of the Company are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Published information

If you would like to receive a copy of the Annual Report in an appropriate alternative format, such as Braille or an audio version on CD, please contact the Group Company Secretariat on 0118 929 8700.

Further copies of the Annual Report and the 2005 Form 20-F may be obtained from the Corporate Communications Department, Wolseley plc, Parkview 1220, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading RG7 4GA.