Ferguson Enterprises Inc. /DE/ · FY 2024 

Legal Proceedings

FERG
  Ferguson Enterprises Inc. /DE/ · FY 2024 

Legal Proceedings

Item 3.Legal Proceedings

The Company is from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, the Company records reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not expect any of its pending legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. In accordance with Item 103 of Regulation S-K, we have adopted a $1 million disclosure threshold for certain proceedings under environmental laws to which a governmental authority is a party, as we believe matters under this threshold are not material to the Company. The Company maintains liability insurance for certain risks that are subject to certain self-insurance limits.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Information about our Executive Officers

Set forth below is a list of names and ages of the executive officers of the Company indicating all positions and offices with the Company held by each such person and each person's principal occupations or employment during the past five years unless otherwise noted. Our executive officers do not have a specific term of office.

Kevin Murphy, age 54, President & Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Murphy was appointed as a Director in August 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer in November 2019. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Murphy's title changed to President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Murphy has served as chief executive officer of Ferguson Enterprises, LLC ("FEL"), the Company's U.S. operating subsidiary, since 2017. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer of FEL from 2007 to 2017. Mr. Murphy joined Ferguson in 1999 as an operations manager following Ferguson's acquisition of his family's business, Midwest Pipe and Supply, and went on to hold a number of leadership positions before his eventual appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

Bill Brundage, age 48, Chief Financial Officer and Director. Mr. Brundage was appointed as a Director and Chief Financial Officer in November 2020. Mr. Brundage has served as the chief financial officer of FEL since 2017, and previously served at FEL as senior vice president of finance from 2016 to 2017 and vice president of finance since 2008. Mr. Brundage joined Ferguson in 2003 as manager of finance and was promoted to corporate controller of FEL two years later. Previously, Mr. Brundage spent five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the U.S. as a senior associate. Mr. Brundage is a Certified Public Accountant.

Ian Graham, age 56, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Graham serves as the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Graham joined the Company as Group General Counsel in May 2019. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for BAE Systems, Inc. from 2010 to 2019. Prior to that he held senior roles at EMCORE Corporation, UUNET Technologies, Jenner & Block LLP and McKenna & Cuneo LLP.

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Michael Jacobs, age 63, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain. Mr. Jacobs was appointed Senior Vice President - Supply Chain in February 2017. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the supply chain processes within Ferguson and developing a supply chain strategy that meets performance objectives and customer expectations. Prior to Ferguson, Mr. Jacobs held various roles at Keurig Green Mountain, including Chief Product Officer and Chief Logistics Officer, where he led the re-engineering of Keurig's supply chain. Prior to Keurig, Mr. Jacobs served as Senior Vice President, Logistics for Toys "R" Us, where he led store, ecommerce and omni-channel fulfillment globally.

Victoria Morrissey, age 57, Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Morrissey was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer in May 2021. With more than 20 years of diversified experience, Ms. Morrissey was most recently responsible for Global Marketing and Brand at Caterpillar Inc. from 2017 to 2021, where she led a global team with oversight of brand, digital marketing, analytics, customer insights and customer experience. Prior to this, she led brand and content marketing at Grainger. In addition to her industry experience, Ms. Morrissey worked at several agencies, including WPP, one of the world's largest advertising agencies.

Andy Paisley, age 56, Chief Digital and Information Officer. Mr. Paisley became the Chief Digital and Information Officer for Ferguson in June 2023 after joining the Company in January 2023 as the Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for overseeing Digital Commerce, Digital Engineering, Digital Data, User Experience and Commerce Operations. Prior to joining Ferguson, Mr. Paisley served as the chief information officer of Dollar Tree, Inc. from December 2020 until 2022, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. from 2017 to 2020 and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, where he aligned the technology strategy with business strategy and improved the digital experience for associates and customers.

Jake Schlicher, age 60, Senior Vice President - Strategic Development. Mr. Schlicher was named Senior Vice President - Strategic Development in February 2019. He focuses on developing strategies that help make our customers' complex projects simple, successful and sustainable. Mr. Schlicher joined Ferguson in 1999 through the acquisition of L&H Supply. Since then, Mr. Schlicher has held numerous positions including Director of the Residential Business Group, Vice President of Private Label, Vice President of the Strategic Products Group, and Vice President of the Commercial Business. In March 2016, he was named Senior Vice President of Ferguson Facilities Supply and, in November 2017, he was named Senior Vice President Strategic Brand Development.

Allison Stirrup, age 48, Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Stirrup was promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2024. She joined the Company in 1998 as a trainee and has held several progressive leadership positions over her 26-year career at Ferguson. Ms. Stirrup began her career with Ferguson as a Showroom Consultant and later Showroom Manager, prior to transitioning into human resources in 2003 as a Corporate Recruiter. Ms. Stirrup held a number of leadership positions including Manager of College Recruiting, Manager of Recruiting, Director of Talent Management, and Senior Director of Talent Development. From April 2018 to March 2021, Ms. Stirrup served as Senior Director of HR - Blended. Most recently, she served as Vice President - HR Business Partners from March 2021 to August 2024.

Bill Thees, age 57, Senior Vice President. Mr. Thees serves as Senior Vice President, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Business and Sales of Ferguson between 2018 and 2024. He provides leadership and direction to the Waterworks and Fire & Fabrication customer groups, the Own Brand Business, enterprise-wide Sales, Operations and Wolseley Canada. Mr. Thees began his career with Ferguson in 1990 as a trainee at the Orlando, Florida Waterworks location. Since then, he has held several key positions, including Branch Manager, General Manager and District Manager. Mr. Thees assumed leadership for the Waterworks Business Group in 2007 and was promoted to Vice President in 2009.

Garland Williams, age 49, Senior Vice President - Blended. Mr. Williams serves as Senior Vice President - Blended, having previously served as Senior Vice President between 2022 and 2024 and as Senior Vice President of Customer Experience and Canada between 2021 and 2022. He provides strategic leadership across parts of the business and has profit and loss responsibilities for the Residential Trade Plumbing, Residential Building and Remodel, Residential Digital Commerce, Commercial/Mechanical, HVAC, Industrial and Facilities Supply businesses. Mr. Williams joined the organization as a trainee in July 1996 and has held several progressive roles over his 27-year career with Ferguson. This has included inside and outside sales, Branch and Area Manager, General Manager, District Manager, Vice President of Residential Trade Plumbing, and Vice President of Customer Experience and Canada.

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Part II

Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market information

The principal United States trading market for Company shares is the NYSE, where the Company's shares of common stock are traded under the symbol "FERG." The Company's principal foreign public trading market for Company shares is the LSE, where the Company's shares of common stock are traded under the symbol "FERG."

Holders

As of September 20, 2024, there were 3,758 holders of record of our shares of common stock.

Dividends

The Company currently anticipates that cash dividends will continue to be paid on a quarterly basis in amounts comparable to dividends paid in prior periods.

Performance graph

This graph is not "soliciting material," is not deemed "filed" with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

The performance graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return of the Company's shares since July 31, 2019, with the cumulative total return for the same period of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the S&P 500 Industrials Stock Index. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in our shares at the closing price of our shares on the LSE prior to the Company's listing on the NYSE on March 11, 2021, and on the NYSE on and following such date, and in each of the indices as of the market close on July 31, 2019 and also assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Performance data for the Company is provided as of the last trading day of each relevant fiscal year. The share price performance graph is not necessarily indicative of future share price performance.

As of July 31,

201920202021202220232024

Ferguson Enterprises Inc.(1)

$100 $121 $194 $178 $236 $330

S&P 500 Stock Index100112 153 146 165 201

S&P 500 Industrials Stock Index10094 138 130 152 179

(1)LSE data used from August 1, 2019 through March 10, 2021 with GBP values converted to USD using the daily foreign exchange rate. NYSE data used from March 11, 2021 onwards.

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Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds

None.

Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers

(In millions, except share count and per share amount)(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased(b) Average Prices Paid per Share(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program(1)

(d) Maximum Value of Shares Yet To Be Purchased Under the Program(1)

May 1 - May 31, 2024398,243$214.37 398,243$1,025

June 1 - June 30, 2024341,037201.41 341,037956

July 1 - July 31, 2024259,016202.78 259,016904

998,296998,296

(1) In September 2021, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of shares. In March 2022, September 2022, June 2023 and June 2024, the Company announced increases of $1.0 billion, $0.5 billion, $0.5 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, bringing the total authorized repurchase program to $4.0 billion. As of July 31, 2024, the Company had completed $3.1 billion of the total authorized repurchase program.

Item 6.[Reserved].