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Ferguson PLC Announces Holding(s) in Company

WOKINGHAM, UK / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2023 / TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

JE00BJVNSS43

Issuer Name

FERGUSON PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P.

City of registered office (if applicable)

New York

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States of America

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

Trian Investors 1 General Partner, LLC

Wilmington

USA

Trian Investors 1 SLP, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Co-Investment Opportunities Fund, Ltd.

Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands

Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-N, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-A, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.

Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands

Trian Partners, L.P.

Wilmington

USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

06-Jan-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Jan-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

Below 5%

N/A

Below 5%

Below 5%

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

4.94%

0.20%

5.14%


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

JE00BJVNSS43

N/A

Below 5%

N/A

Below 5%

Sub Total 8.A

Below 5%

Below 5%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights





Sub Total 8.B1




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






Sub Total 8.B2




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Trian Fund Management GP, LLC

Trian Fund Management, L.P.




Trian Fund Management, L.P.

Each Trian entity listed in Section 4




10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Management") has full investment and voting discretion on behalf of each of the Trian entities listed in Section 4.

Trian Fund Management GP, LLC is the general partner of Trian Management. Trian Fund Management GP, LLC is controlled by Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, who are therefore in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions by Trian Management and each of the Trian entities listed in Section 4.

This notification was triggered by the distribution in-kind of 3,795,799 Ordinary Shares of Ferguson plc from Trian Investors 1, L.P., a fund managed by a subsidiary of Trian Management, to Trian Investors 1, Ltd. ("Trian Investors") in advance of a mandatory redemption deadline. The Board of Trian Investors has announced that it anticipates distributing these Ferguson shares in specie to Trian Investors shareholders.

12. Date of Completion

11-Jan-2023

13. Place Of Completion

New York

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SOURCE: Ferguson PLC



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