UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date: June 24, 2021
Commission File Number: 001-40066
Ferguson plc
1020 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham,
Berkshire, RG41 5TS. United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Ferguson plc | ||||||
Date: June 24, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ian Graham | ||||
Name: Ian Graham Title: Group General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 |
Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on June 18, 2021, Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Exhibit 99.1
FERGUSON PLC (Company)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (PDMRs) IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN THE COMPANY (Shares)
On June 17, 2021 the Company granted the following awards to Victoria Morrissey, Chief Marketing Officer and a PDMR, under the following plans:
Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019 (POSP)
Two awards were made under the POSP as set out in the table below:
PDMR | Award of conditional Shares | Vesting date | ||||
V Morrissey |
1,345 | April 12, 2022 | ||||
V Morrissey |
1,868 | April 12, 2023 |
The awards were granted as conditional share awards. No consideration is payable at allocation or on vesting of all or part of the awards. These awards will vest upon, normally, continued employment and the achievement of US trading profit growth performance conditions tested over the relevant three-year performance period. Subject to, normally, continued employment and the meeting of performance conditions the awards will vest on the dates detailed in the table above.
Ferguson Group Ordinary Share Plan 2019 (OSP)
Two awards were made under the OSP as set out in the table below:
PDMR | Award of conditional Shares | Vesting date | ||||
V Morrissey |
572 | April 12, 2022 | ||||
V Morrissey |
1,964 | April 12, 2023 |
The awards were granted as conditional share awards. No consideration is payable at allocation or on vesting of all or part of the awards. The awards have no performance conditions and will normally vest, only subject to continued employment with the Company, on the dates detailed in the table above.
The attached notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), provide further detail.
POSP Awards
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
a) |
Name |
Victoria Morrissey | ||
2 |
Reason for the notification | |||
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Marketing Officer | ||
b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification | ||
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||
a) |
Name |
Ferguson plc |
b) |
LEI |
213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42 | ||
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43
| ||
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019 |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|||||||||
|
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
||||||||
$0.00 |
1,345 |
|||||||||
USD - United States Dollar |
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable
$0.00
| ||
e) |
Date of the transaction |
2021-06-17; UTC time | ||
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a Trading Venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
a) |
Name |
Victoria Morrissey | ||
2 |
Reason for the notification | |||
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Marketing Officer | ||
b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification | ||
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||
a) |
Name |
Ferguson plc | ||
b) |
LEI |
213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42 | ||
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
|
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43
| ||
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019 |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|||||||||
|
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
||||||||
$0.00 |
1,868 |
|||||||||
USD - United States Dollar |
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable
$0.00 | ||
e) |
Date of the transaction |
2021-06-17; UTC time | ||
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a Trading Venue |
OSP Awards
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
a) |
Name |
Victoria Morrissey | ||
2 |
Reason for the notification | |||
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Marketing Officer | ||
b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification | ||
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
a) |
Name |
Ferguson plc | ||
b) |
LEI |
213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42 | ||
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43
|
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Ordinary Share Plan 2019 |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|
||||||||
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
|||||||||
$0.00 |
572 |
|||||||||
USD - United States Dollar |
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable
$0.00 | ||
e) |
Date of the transaction |
2021-06-17; UTC time | ||
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a Trading Venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||
a) |
Name |
Victoria Morrissey | ||
2 |
Reason for the notification | |||
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Marketing Officer | ||
b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification | ||
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
a) |
Name |
Ferguson plc | ||
b) |
LEI |
213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42 | ||
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 10p each | ||
Identification code |
ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43 | |||
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Ordinary Share Plan 2019 |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|
||||||||
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
|||||||||
$0.00 |
1,964 |
|||||||||
USD - United States Dollar |
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
Not applicable
$0.00 | ||
e) |
Date of the transaction |
2021-06-17; UTC time | ||
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a Trading Venue |
Enquiries:
Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary
(00 44 118 927 3800)
June 18, 2021