Head Office and Registered Office

Parkview 1220
Arlington Business Park
Theale
Reading RG7 4GA
Telephone: +44 (0) 118 929 8700
Fax: +44 (0) 118 929 8701
Website: www.wolseley.com

Auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Corporate brokers

UBS Limited
Hoare Govett Limited

Solicitors

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Burges Salmon LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Registrars

Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Telephone:
within the UK: 0870 241 3934
from overseas: +44 121 433 8000
Website: www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk

American Depositary Receipts

The Bank of New York
Investor Relations
PO Box 11258 Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286 - 1258
Telephone:
within the US toll free: 1-888-BNY-ADRS
from overseas: +1 212 815 3700
Website: https://www.stockbny.com

NYSE specialist firm

Spear, Leeds & Kellogg
120 Broadway
6th Floor
New York, NY 10271

Principal committees of the Board

Audit committee

James I K Murray - Chairman
Gareth Davis
Nigel M Stein

Remuneration committee

Andrew J Duff - Chairman (from 1 November 2005)
Gareth Davis
Robert M Walker (Chairman until 31 October 2005)

Nominations committee

John W Whybrow - Chairman
Charles A Banks (until 31 July 2006)
Gareth Davis
Andrew J Duff
Claude A S Hornsby (from 1 August 2006)
Robert M Walker

Treasury committee

Stephen P Webster - Chairman
Charles A Banks (until 31 July 2006)
Claude A S Hornsby (from 1 August 2006)
Michael J R Verrier