Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

10/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2024 14:31

Material Event Form 8 K

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 3, 2024, Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (the "Company") completed the public offering (the "Offering") of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "Notes"). The obligations of the Company under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by Ferguson UK Holdings Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (the "Guarantor").

The Notes and the Guarantee were issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2024, by and among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Base Indenture"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 3, 2024 by and among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the "First Supplemental Indenture" and, the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the "Indenture"). The Indenture contains certain covenants and restrictions, including covenants that limit the Company's and the Guarantor's ability to incur specified debt secured by liens and that require the Company and the Guarantor to satisfy certain conditions in order to merge or consolidate with another entity. The Indenture also provides for customary events of default. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the redemption prices and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

The Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (including a prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement) (File Nos. 333-282398 and 333-282398-01).

The description of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee contained in this Item 8.01 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes. The Base Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and its terms are incorporated herein by reference. The First Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and its terms are incorporated herein by reference. The form of Notes is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and its terms are incorporated herein by reference.

Underwriting Agreement

The Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated October 1, 2024 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), among the Company, the Guarantor, and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the "Underwriters"). The Underwriting Agreement contains certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification obligations of the Company, the Guarantor and the Underwriters, as well as other customary provisions.

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of the dates specified therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company and its subsidiaries. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of any representations, warranties and covenants may change after the dates of the Underwriting Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the Company.

The description of the Underwriting Agreement contained in this Item 8.01 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and its terms are incorporated herein by reference.

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