WOS Wolseley

CINCINNATI, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials, is hosting a visit for analysts and investors on Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25, 2006, to some of its Ferguson (plumbing and heating) and Stock (building materials) operations in California. No material new information will be disclosed in the presentations and there will be no statement on current trading. The presentations will be webcast live at 7:00am US west coast time (3:00pm UK time) on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The webcast and copies of presentations made during the course of the visit will be made available on the Company's website http://www.wolseley.com/ from 8:00pm UK time on May 25, 2006. About Wolseley plc Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and a leading supplier of building materials to professional contractors in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2005 were approximately 11.3 billion pounds Sterling and operating profit, before amortization of acquired intangibles, was 708 million pounds. Wolseley has more than 67,000 employees operating in 14 countries namely: UK, USA, France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg and Denmark. Wolseley is listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges (LSE:WOS) (NYSE:WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. DATASOURCE: Wolseley plc CONTACT: Investors-Analysts, Guy Stainer, Head of Investor Relations, 0118 929 8744, or cell, 07739 778187, or John English, Director, Investor Relations, North America, +1-513-771-9000, or cell, +1-513-328-4900, or Media, Penny Studholme, Director of Corporate Communications, 0118 929 8886, or cell, 07860 553834, all of Wolseley plc Web site: http://www.wolseley.com/

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