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WOLSELEY (WOS.L)On Nov 24: 1,251.00 p  Down 23.00 (1.81%)  
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Address:Parkview 1220 Arlington Business Park
Theale Nr Reading RG7 4GA United Kingdom
Web Site:www.wolseley.com
Index:STOXX600 | FTSE100
Market Place(s) :London
Number Of Shares :283,839,000
Sector:Distribution
Industry:Mass market distribution
Sub-Industry:Distribution: Specialized mass market
Wolseley, everything for construction.Wolseley is a British company specialised in the sales of construction, heating and plumbing materials.With more than 4000 sales outlets in Europe and North America, the company provide professionals of the building industry with all the materials and equipment they need. Wolseley own very well-known marks such as Stock Building Supply in the United States who sell construction materials and wood, Ferguson plumbing material and heating equipment. In Europe, Wolseley offer the same products market the same products sold under the name Wolseley in the United Kingdom, Brossette in France, and Manzardo in Italy. Present in a total of 14 countries, the group is one of the global leaders in its sector.

IDENTITY CARD 
ISIN:GB00B5ZN3P43
Reuters Code:WOS.L
Local Code :WOS
Auditor:PricewaterhouseCoopers
Number of employees:74,000 ( 31/07/2008 )
78,948 ( 31/07/2007 )

EXECUTIVE TEAM 
Chairman of Board of Directors:John Whybrow
Chief Executive Officer:Chip Horsnby
Deputy CEO:Frank Roach
Chief Financial Officer:Stephen P Webster
Corporate Secretary:Richard Shoylekov
Data as of 31/03/2009.

CALENDAR 
Annual report:28/09/2009
Shareholder ’s meeting:18/11/2009
Profits 1st half-year:18/11/2009

INVESTORS CONTACT 
Fiona Acworth
Telephone:+44 (0) 118 929 8700
Fax:+44 (0) 118 929 8701
Email:investor@wolseley.com
SHAREHOLDERS 
Other Institutional:43.6%
Market:31.9%
UBS Global AM:6.1%
Morgan Stanley IM:4.3%
Fidelity International Limited:4%
Legal & General:3.9%
Aviva plc:3.2%
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership:3%
 
KEY FIGURES 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Net Operating revenues* 16,22114,15811,257.710,128.18,221
Net Profit* 474537461.2397298.4
* in million(s) of Pound

EARNINGS PER SHARE 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Earnings per share* 73.5290.7778.5368.1551.53
* in pence

SALES PER ACTIVITY 
Equipment distribution - Europe:47%
Plumbing and heating - USA:35%
Construction materials - USA:18%
Sector Data as of 31/07/2008

SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA 
Core Market
United States44.5
Geographic areas
Europe:51.5%
North America:48.5%
Areas data as of 31/07/2008
Profile as of 31/03/2009. Data provided by EuroStockCity

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