Ferguson Plc Merges Into US-Based Ferguson Enterprises, New Structure Effective Today
Ferguson Plc Merges Into US-Based Ferguson Enterprises, New Structure Effective Today
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. announces the completion of the previously announced transaction to establish a new corporate structure to domicile the Ferguson plc group's ultimate parent company in the United States. As a result of the transaction, Ferguson Enterprises Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the Company"), is now the new parent company of the Ferguson plc group.
Ferguson企业公司宣布完成了之前宣布的交易，建立了新的公司结构以将Ferguson plc集团的最终母公司设在美国。由于该交易的结果，特拉华州的Ferguson Enterprises Inc.（“公司”）现在是Ferguson plc集团的新母公司。
On August 1, 2024, Ferguson plc implemented the new corporate structure by completing the merger (the "Merger") of Ferguson (Jersey) 2 Limited ("Merger Sub"), a newly formed Jersey incorporated private limited company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with and into Ferguson plc, with Ferguson plc surviving the Merger as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and Merger Sub ceasing to exist, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, dated as of February 29, 2024, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Ferguson plc.
2024年8月1日，Ferguson plc通过完成并购（“并购”）Ferguson（泽西）2有限公司（“Merger Sub”），一个新成立的泽西公司和Company的直接全资子公司，与Ferguson plc合并并使 Ferguson plc成为Company的直接全资子公司，从而实施了新的公司结构，并按照《并购协议》的条款和条件进行操作，该协议于2024年2月29日由Company、Merger Sub和Ferguson plc签署。
Pursuant to the Merger, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:01 a.m. UK time on August 1, 2024, Ferguson plc shareholders received one share of common stock in the Company in place of each Ferguson plc ordinary share held by them at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:00 p.m. UK time on July 31, 2024.
根据并购协议，2024年8月1日美国东部时间凌晨12:01 /英国时间上午5:01，Ferguson plc股东将收到公司的一股普通股，以代替他们在2024年7月31日美国东部时间下午6:00 /英国时间下午11:00持有的每一股Ferguson plc普通股。
In connection with the Merger, with effect from 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. UK time today: (i) the listing of all 201,343,253 existing Ferguson plc ordinary shares on the equity shares (international commercial companies secondary listing) category of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") was cancelled and those existing Ferguson plc ordinary shares ceased to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's ("LSE") main market for listed securities; and (ii) 201,343,253 shares of common stock of the Company were admitted to the equity shares (international commercial companies secondary listing) category of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the LSE's main market for listed securities. It is also anticipated that on August 1, 2024 Ferguson plc's ordinary shares will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the Company's common stock will commence trading on the NYSE.
与此次并购有关，从今天美国东部时间上午3:00 /英国时间上午8:00起：（i）取消了所有201,343,253股Ferguson plc普通股在英国金融行为监管局（“FCA”）的股权股票（国际商业公司二级上市）类别上的上市，并且这些现有的Ferguson plc普通股不再在伦敦证券交易所（“LSE”）主要上市证券市场上交易；（ii）201,343,253股公司的普通股被列入FCA的股权股票（国际商业公司二级上市）类别并在LSE的主要上市证券市场上交易。预计在2024年8月1日，Ferguson plc的普通股将停止在纽约证券交易所（“NYSE”）上交易，并且公司的普通股将在NYSE上开始交易。
The Company's common stock will trade on the NYSE and the LSE under the symbol "FERG", the same symbol that has attached to Ferguson plc's ordinary shares.
公司的普通股将在纽交所和伦敦证券交易所的股权股票（国际商业公司二级上市）类别下使用“FERG”符号进行交易，这与Ferguson plc的普通股使用的相同。
As of August 1, 2024, Ferguson plc has also been re-registered as a private company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, and has changed its name from Ferguson plc to Ferguson (Jersey) Limited.
截至2024年8月1日，Ferguson plc还已重新注册为位于海峡群岛泽西的私人公司，并已将其名称从Ferguson plc更改为Ferguson（泽西）有限公司。