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IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE EITHER (1) QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (‘‘QIBs’’) WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (‘‘RULE 144A’’) UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ‘‘SECURITIES ACT’’), OR (2) NON-U.S. PERSONS PURCHASING THE SECURITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S (‘‘REGULATION S’’) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. IMPORTANT: You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. The following disclaimer applies to the offering memorandum following this notice and you are therefore advised to read this disclaimer page carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the offering memorandum. In accessing the offering memorandum, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, each time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. The offering memorandum has been prepared in connection with the proposed offer and sale of the Notes described herein. The offering memorandum should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other person. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER FOR SALE OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF U.S. PERSONS (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), EXCEPT TO QIBs IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A. THE FOLLOWING OFFERING MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. IF YOU HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THIS TRANSMISSION CONTRARY TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE NOTES DESCRIBED HEREIN. Confirmation of your representation. In order to be eligible to view the offering memorandum or make an investment decision with respect to the securities, investors must be either (1) QIBs or (2) non-U.S. persons (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) purchasing the securities outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S. By accepting the email and accessing the offering memorandum, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that: (1) you consent to delivery of such offering memorandum by electronic transmission, and (2) either: (a) you and any customers you represent are QIBs; or (b) you are outside the United States and not a U.S. person as defined in Regulation S, and not acting on behalf of a person in the United States or a U.S. person and, to the extent you purchase the securities described in the attached offering memorandum, you will be doing so pursuant to Regulation S. The materials relating to the offering do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the initial purchasers or any affiliate of the initial purchasers is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the initial purchasers or such affiliate on behalf of us in such jurisdiction. The offering memorandum has not been approved by an authorized person in the United Kingdom and is for distribution only to persons who are (i) outside the United Kingdom (ii) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the ‘‘Financial Promotion Order’’), (iii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Financial Promotion Order or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the ‘‘FSMA’’)) in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated pursuant to the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as ‘‘relevant persons’’). The offering memorandum is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which the offering memorandum relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. No person may communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the securities other than in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us. The offering memorandum has been sent to you in electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission, and consequently none of the initial purchasers, or any person who controls any of the initial purchasers, Ferguson Finance plc, Ferguson plc, Wolseley Limited, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the offering memorandum distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from the initial purchasers. This transmission is personal to you and must not be forwarded. You are reminded that you have accessed the following offering memorandum on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this offering memorandum may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not nor are you authorized to deliver this offering memorandum, electronically or otherwise, to any other person, or to disclose any of its contents, whether orally or in writing, to any other person. If you have gained access to this transmission contrary to the foregoing restrictions, you will be unable to purchase any of the securities described therein. Actions that you may not take. You should not reply by email to this announcement, and you may not purchase any securities by doing so. Any reply email communications, including those you generate by using the ‘‘Reply’’ function on your email software, will be ignored or rejected. You are responsible for protecting against viruses and other destructive items. Your use of this email is at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that it is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature. PRIIPs / IMPORTANT—EEA/U.K. RETAIL INVESTORS The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (‘‘EEA’’) or the United Kingdom (‘‘U.K.’’). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, ‘‘MiFID II’’) or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the ‘‘Insurance Distribution Directive’’), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the ‘‘Prospectus Regulation’’). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the ‘‘PRIIPs Regulation’’) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or the U.K. has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or the U.K. may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. OFFERING MEMORANDUM NOT FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES 9OCT201809444170 Ferguson Finance plc U.S.$600,000,000 3.250% Notes due 2030 Guaranteed by Ferguson plc and Wolseley Limited Ferguson Finance plc (the ‘‘Issuer’’) is offering U.S.$600 million of its 3.250% Notes due 2030 (the ‘‘Notes’’) with such Notes to be guaranteed (the ‘‘Guarantees’’) by each of Ferguson plc (the ‘‘Company’’, ‘‘Parent Guarantor’’ or ‘‘Ferguson’’ and, together with the Company’s subsidiaries, the ‘‘Group’’) and Wolseley Limited (the ‘‘Subsidiary Guarantor’’ and, together with the Parent Guarantor, the ‘‘Guarantors’’). Interest will be paid on the Notes semi-annually on December 2 and June 2 of each year, commencing on December 2, 2020. The Notes will mature on June 2, 2030. The Notes will constitute direct, unsubordinated and unsecured senior obligations of the Issuer and rank pari passu and ratably without any preference or priority among themselves and equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer from time to time outstanding (subject to certain obligations required to be preferred by law). The Guarantees will constitute a direct, unsubordinated and unsecured senior obligation of each Guarantor and rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantors from time to time outstanding (subject to certain obligations required to be preferred by law).