Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6463H

Ferguson PLC

01 August 2019

 

Transaction in own shares

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on 01 August 2019 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its $500 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 10 June 2019.    

Description of shares: Ferguson plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 60,000

Date of transaction: 01 August 2019

Price paid per share: £62.187526

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company will hold them in Treasury. Including these shares, the Company will hold 2,096,945 ordinary shares in Treasury and the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares) will be 230,074,237

The figure of 230,074,237 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/6463H_1-2019-8-1.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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