LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING PURPOSES
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Ian Graham, Katherine McCormick, Krista Jones
McAninley, Christine McDevitt, Joni Rosenberg, and Ann Becchina, acting
individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power and authority, including substitution and revocation, as
hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned to:
(1) execute and deliver for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the
undersigned's individual capacity as an officer and/or director of
Ferguson plc (the "Company"), including without limitation, Forms 3, 4
and 5, and any amendments thereto, relating to the Company in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
"Exchange Act") as well as notices on Form 144 and amendments thereto,
filed pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit
plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
authorizes any such person to release any such information to any
attorney-in-fact and further approves and ratifies any such release of
information;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for, and on behalf of, the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4 or 5, and any amendments thereto, notices on
Form 144 and amendments thereto, or any other required report relating
to any of the foregoing and timely file such notices, forms or reports
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The New York Stock
Exchange and any stock exchange or similar authority as considered
necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as applicable; and
(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that (a) the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned; (b) this
Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-
in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information; (c) any
documents prepared and/or executed by any attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his
or her sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable; (d) neither the Company
nor any attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's
responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act or Securities
Act, as applicable, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements, (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or
(iv) any liability resulting from a failure to qualify for the safe harbor under
Rule 144; and (e) this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act, including, without
limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as applicable.
This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
(and shall survive, if necessary, by incapacity and/or death) until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or notices on Form
144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in,
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-
fact by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 12th day of July, 2023.
/s/ Thomas Schmitt
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Thomas Schmitt
