Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1771R
Ferguson PLC
12 June 2018
 

Transaction in own shares

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on 12 June 2018 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 11227/563 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 11227/563 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 110,000

Date of transaction: 12 June 2018

Time of transaction: 08:40 - 16:35

Average price paid per share: 5995.1192p

Lowest price paid per share: 5979.0000p

Highest price paid per share: 6033.0000p

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

 

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 231,966,256 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 20,636,366 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 231,966,256 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/1771R_1-2018-6-12.pdf 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Ferguson plc

 

Mike Powell, Chief Financial Officer        

+41(0) 41723 2230

Mark Fearon, Director of Communications and Investor Relations

+41(0) 41723 2230

 

+44(0) 7711 875070

 


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