Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0121U

Ferguson PLC

19 October 2017

 

Transaction in own shares

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on 18 October 2017 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10^53/66 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 10^53/66 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 102,574

Date of transaction: 18 October 2017

Time of transaction: 08:30 - 16:35

Average price paid per share: 5248.4669p

Lowest price paid per share: 5220.0000p

Highest price paid per share: 5260.0000p

Broker: Merrill Lynch International

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 252,327,070 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 14,309,036 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 252,327,070 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/0121U_-2017-10-18.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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