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企業公司宣佈完成了之前宣佈的交易，建立了新的公司結構以將Ferguson plc集團的最終母公司設在美國。由於該交易的結果，特拉華州的Ferguson Enterprises Inc.（“公司”）現在是Ferguson plc集團的新母公司。
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通過完成併購（“併購”）Ferguson（澤西）2有限公司（“Merger Sub”），一個新成立的澤西公司和Company的直接全資子公司，與Ferguson plc合併並使 Ferguson plc成爲Company的直接全資子公司，從而實施了新的公司結構，並按照《併購協議》的條款和條件進行操作，該協議於2024年2月29日由Company、Merger Sub和Ferguson plc簽署。
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.
根據併購協議，2024年8月1日美國東部時間凌晨12:01 /英國時間上午5:01，Ferguson plc股東將收到公司的一股普通股，以代替他們在2024年7月31日美國東部時間下午6:00 /英國時間下午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.
與此次併購有關，從今天美國東部時間上午3:00 /英國時間上午8:00起：（i）取消了所有201,343,253股Ferguson plc普通股在英國金融行爲監管局（“FCA”）的股權股票（國際商業公司二級上市）類別上的上市，並且這些現有的Ferguson plc普通股不再在倫敦證券交易所（“LSE”）主要上市證券市場上交易；（ii）201,343,253股公司的普通股被列入FCA的股權股票（國際商業公司二級上市）類別並在LSE的主要上市證券市場上交易。預計在2024年8月1日，Ferguson plc的普通股將停止在紐約證券交易所（“NYSE”）上交易，並且公司的普通股將在NYSE上開始交易。
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.
公司的普通股將在紐交所和倫敦證券交易所的股權股票（國際商業公司二級上市）類別下使用“FERG”符號進行交易，這與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還已重新註冊爲位於海峽群島澤西的私人公司，並已將其名稱從Ferguson plc更改爲Ferguson（澤西）有限公司。