Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0983T

Ferguson PLC

22 March 2021

 

Transaction in own shares

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on March 22, 2021 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its $400 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on March 16, 2021. 

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

Number of shares repurchased: 36,558

Date of transaction: March 22, 2021

Price paid per share: £85.96

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 7,141,874 Shares in Treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 225,029,308.

The figure of 225,029,308 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), as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) ACT 2018, detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0983T_1-2021-3-22.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Ferguson plc

Bill Brundage, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Mark Fearon, Director of Communications and Investor Relations	[phone]
	[phone]

 

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