UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2024
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-42200 | 38-4304133 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
751 Lakefront Commons Newport News, Virginia (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 23606 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1-757- 874-7795
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | FERG | New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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| 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.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are included as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 3, 2024
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ William Brundage | |
| Name: | William Brundage | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
