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EXHIBIT 99.1
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: RESOLUTIONS 
 
Ferguson plc (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll.  The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website, www.fergusonplc.com.  
 
The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below. Resolutions 1 to 19 (inclusive) are ordinary resolutions and resolutions 20, 21 and 22 are special resolutions.

ResolutionFor%*Against%*Votes Total% Shares Voted**Votes Withheld***
1. To receive the Company’s Annual Report and Accounts168,544,054100.00%7240.00%168,544,77876.28%1,342,558
2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report159,248,31294.04%10,087,0055.96%169,335,31776.64%551,739
3. To declare a final dividend169,272,95999.64%612,7110.36%169,885,67076.89%1,666
4. To elect Kelly Baker169,654,49199.87%226,1920.13%169,880,68376.89%6,653
5. To elect Brian May169,656,20299.87%226,0030.13%169,882,20576.89%6,543
6. To elect Suzanne Wood126,814,21984.17%23,851,15415.83%150,665,37368.19%19,223,375
7. To re-elect Bill Brundage169,766,64299.93%116,8380.07%169,883,48076.89%5,268
8. To re-elect Geoff Drabble145,969,08396.10%5,920,9483.90%151,890,03168.74%17,998,717
9. To re-elect Catherine Halligan169,452,29099.75%429,7800.25%169,882,07076.89%6,678
10.To re-elect Kevin Murphy169,852,43399.98%31,5090.02%169,883,94276.89%4,806
11. To re-elect Alan Murray169,554,48599.81%329,2730.19%169,883,75876.89%4,990
12. To re-elect Tom Schmitt169,478,71599.76%403,2070.24%169,881,92276.89%6,826
13. To re-elect Nadia Shouraboura168,657,56599.28%1,224,0290.72%169,881,59476.89%7,154
14. To re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds166,016,90297.74%3,834,8682.26%169,851,77076.87%36,978
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors168,669,03199.99%11,7350.01%168,680,76676.34%1,207,982
16. To authorize the Audit Committee to agree the auditor’s remuneration169,801,12099.95%83,4870.05%169,884,60776.89%4,141
17. Authority of limited political expenditure and political donations168,270,91799.18%1,397,1240.82%169,668,04176.79%220,427
18. Authority to allot securities154,545,13890.97%15,336,9239.03%169,882,06176.89%6,407
19. To approve the Ferguson Group Employee Share Purchase Plan 2021169,859,24399.99%10,4810.01%169,869,72476.88%19,024
20. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights168,630,23299.27%1,239,1030.73%169,869,33576.88%19,413
21. Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for specified capital investment166,020,08697.73%3,847,5352.27%169,867,62176.88%21,127
22. Authority to purchase own shares168,380,53699.16%1,433,2470.84%169,813,78376.86%74,965
  
*    percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes
**     percentage of issued share capital (excluding 11,218,323 treasury shares)
***    For Jersey Law purposes, a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes “For” or “Against” a resolution






As at November 30, 2021, the Company:

(i)had 232,171,182 issued ordinary shares of 10 pence, each ordinary share having one vote;

(ii)held 11,218,323 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended; and

(iii)accordingly, had total voting rights of 220,952,859.


For further information please contact:  
 
Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary
+44 (0) 118 927 3800