WOS Wolseley

CINCINNATI, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wolseley plc will be presenting its Preliminary Results on Monday, September 24, 2007, at 9:30am (UK time) at: UBS Ground Floor Conference Centre 1 Finsbury Avenue London EC2M 2PP If you would prefer to join by web cast, the presentation slides will be available from 9:15am (UK time) at http://www.wolseley.com/. There will also be a US Investor conference call at 3:00pm (UK time). Please dial in 5 minutes before the call starts and ask for the "Wolseley" call. The dial-in numbers are as follows: Toll Free Participant dial in numbers: 0800 028 1277 UK Toll Free: 1 888 935 4577 USA/Canada Toll Free Toll Participant Dial in numbers: +44 (0)20 7806 1957 UK Toll +1 718 354 1389 USA/Canada Toll Certain statements included in this announcement may be forward-looking and may involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's plans and objectives for future operations including, without limitation, discussions of the Company's business and financial plans, expected future revenues and expenditures, investments and disposals, risks associated with changes in economic conditions, the strength of the plumbing and heating and building materials market in North America and Europe, fluctuations in product prices and changes in exchange and interest rates. All forward-looking statements in this respect are based upon information known to the Company on the date of this announcement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. It is not reasonably possible to itemize all of the many factors and events that could cause the Company's forward-looking statements to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations or results of the Company. About Wolseley plc Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenue for the year ended 31 July 2006 was approximately 14.2 billion pounds Sterling and operating profit, before amortization of acquired intangibles, was 882 million pounds. Wolseley has around 78,000 employees operating in 28 countries namely: UK, USA, France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, Croatia, San Marino, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Barbados and Greenland. 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: Guy Stainer, Group Investor Relations Director, +44-118-929-8744, +44-7739-778187, John R. English, Vice President, Investor Relations, North America, +1-513-771-9000, +1-513-328-4900, all of Wolseley plc; or Andrew Fenwick or Sophie Brand of Brunswick, +44-20-7404-5959 Web site: http://www.wolseley.com/

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