Transaction in Own Shares and Programme Completion

RNS Number : 4747R

Ferguson PLC

14 June 2018

 

Transaction in own shares and completion of the share repurchase programme

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on 14 June 2018 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 11^227/563 pence each pursuant to its £500 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 4 October 2017.    

Description of shares: Ferguson plc - ordinary shares of 11^227/563 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 80,635

Date of transaction: 14 June 2018

Time of transaction: 08:00 - 16:05

Average price paid per share: 6069.1618p

Lowest price paid per share: 5988.0000p

Highest price paid per share: 6148.0000p

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

Following the purchase of these shares the Company confirms that the £500 million share repurchase programme has been completed. The remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 231,798,826 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 20,803,796 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 231,798,826 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4747R_1-2018-6-14.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Ferguson plc

Mike Powell, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Mark Fearon, Director of Communications and Investor Relations	[phone]
	[phone]

 

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