Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2899Z
Ferguson PLC
13 December 2017
 

Transaction in own shares

Ferguson plc (the "Company") announces that on 13 December 2017 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 1053/66 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 1053/66 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 120,000

Date of transaction: 13 December 2017

Time of transaction: 08:00 - 16:35

Average price paid per share: 5281.0446p

Lowest price paid per share: 5245.0000p

Highest price paid per share: 5310.0000p

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited

 

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 249,431,930 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 17,204,176 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 249,431,930 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/2899Z_-2017-12-13.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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