Ferguson Enterprises Inc.（“发行人”），一家特拉华州公司，拟提供其   % 到期20年的优先票据总净额（“票据”）。

票据的年利率为   %，于20   年到期。

利息将按半年支付一次，递延支付现金，在每年的   和   支付，从20   年开始计息，计息开始日期为2024年   。

我们打算利用部分来自票据销售的净收入偿还某些未偿还的贷款，剩余的收益（如果有的话）将用于一般企业用途。详情请参见“使用所得款项.”

发行人可以选择在任何时候全额或部分赎回票据，根据题为“债券描述-可选赎回。” 如果发生触发权力变更的事件（如本协议所定义），发行人可能被要求从持有人处回购票据。请参阅“票据描述—权力变更触发事件之后购买票据.”

票据的义务将由Ferguson Uk Holdings Limited全额无条件担保（“担保”），该公司是根据英格兰和威尔士法律设立的一家私人有限公司，是发行人的间接子公司（“担保人”）。票据及相关担保将是发行人和担保人的无担保和无次优债务，并将在支付权利方面与发行人和担保人的现有和未来的所有无抵押和无次级债务平等排位。另外，票据及相关担保将在支付权利方面优先于发行人和担保人的现有和未来所有次级债务。此外，据担保的价值范围，票据及相关担保将在支付权利方面地位有效次于发行人和担保人的现有和未来所有担保债务。票据将不会由发行人的其他子公司担保，因此将在支付权利方面构成次级排位于发行人的子公司（担保人除外）的所有现有和未来债务、债务和其他义务（包括交易应付款）。

票据将以2000美元的最低面额以及超过此金额的1000美元的整数倍发行。有关票据的更详细描述，请参阅“票据说明 从S-页面开始，阅读本说明书及其引用的文件中的信息。13.

Investing in the Notes involves risks. See “风险因素从S-页面开始，阅读本说明书及其引用的文件中的信息。8 请参阅本拓展文件和已纳入本拓展文件及随附招股说明书的风险因素，讨论在投资债券之前应考虑的某些风险。

这些票据是一种没有建立交易市场的新证券发行。我们不打算申请在任何国家证券交易所上市这些票据，也不打算将这些票据纳入任何自动报价系统。

美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）或任何州证券委员会均未批准或否决这些证券，并未确定本补充招股说明书或随附的招股说明书是否真实或完整。任何相反陈述均属于犯罪行为。

承销商预计将通过美国证券交易所部门(The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”))及其参与方（包括Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.和Clearstream Banking, S.A.）向购买者交付债券，交割日期预计为2024年的营业日，即本招股说明书补充的日期之后第一个营业日（此种结算方式称为“T+  ”）。

我们在两份单独的文件中向您提供有关票据的信息：（1）本招股说明书补充文件，描述了本次发行的条款，还补充、修改和/或更新了随附的招股说明书以及该招股说明书中以引用方式纳入的文件中包含的信息；（2）随附的招股说明书，其中提供了有关我们可能不时提供的证券的一般信息，包括票据以外的证券和不适用于票据的信息由本招股说明书补充文件提供。本招股说明书补充文件和随附的招股说明书均包含有关我们的重要信息以及您在投资我们的票据之前应了解的其他信息。如果本招股说明书补充文件中的信息与随附的招股说明书不一致，则应依赖本招股说明书补充文件。

在做出投资决策时，请务必阅读和考虑本招股说明书补充文件和随附的招股说明书中包含的所有信息。您还应阅读并考虑我们在标题为 “” 的部分中向您推荐的文件中的信息在哪里可以找到更多信息；通过引用纳入某些信息” 在本招股说明书补充文件中。

我们对本招股说明书补充文件、随附的招股说明书和任何允许的免费写作招股说明书中包含的信息负责。我们没有，承销商也没有授权任何人向您提供不同或额外的信息。本招股说明书补充文件和随附的招股说明书不构成出售要约或要求购买除票据以外的任何证券的要约，本招股说明书补充文件和随附的招股说明书也不构成向在该司法管辖区内非法向任何人出售证券的要约或征求购买证券的要约。

您不应假设本招股说明书补充文件、随附的招股说明书和任何允许的自由写作招股说明书中包含的信息在除本招股说明书封面、随附的招股说明书封面上的日期或任何此类允许的自由写作招股说明书的日期（视情况而定）之外的任何日期都是准确的，也不应假设此处或其中以引用方式纳入的信息在除发布之日以外的任何日期都是准确的载有此类信息的相关报告或其他文件。

本招股说明书补充文件中使用的内容，除非文中另有要求（i）所有提及 “弗格森”、“公司”、“我们”、“我们的” 和 “我们” 的合并内容均指弗格森企业公司及其子公司，标题为 “” 的部分除外本次发行” 和”注释的描述，” 其中此类术语仅指弗格森企业公司，不包括其子公司，(ii) 所有提及 “发行人” 的内容均指弗格森企业公司，不包括其子公司（iii）所有提及 “担保人” 的内容均指弗格森英国控股有限公司，不包括其子公司；（iv）提及 “美元” 或 “美元” 均指美国的合法货币。

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements cover all matters which are not historical facts and include, without limitation, statements or guidance regarding or relating to our future financial position, results of operations and growth, plans and objectives for the future including our capabilities and priorities, risks associated with changes in global and regional economic, market and political conditions, ability to manage supply chain challenges, ability to manage the impact of product price fluctuations, our financial condition and liquidity, legal or regulatory changes, and other statements concerning the success of our business and strategies.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “continues,” “plans,” “projects,” “goal,” “target,” “aim,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology and other similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. They are not assurances of future performance and are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:

Additionally, forward-looking statements regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. Other than in accordance with our legal or regulatory obligations, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and under similar headings in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in their entirety. They contain information that you should consider when making your investment decision.

An investment in the Notes involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in the Notes, and in consultation with your own financial and legal advisors, you should carefully consider the following risk factors regarding the Notes and this offering as well as the information set forth under “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2024 (as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings, which are incorporated by reference herein), which is incorporated by reference herein. You should also carefully consider the information described under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus supplement and the other information included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other information incorporated by reference herein and therein. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified may also materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition and could result in a complete loss of your investment.

Creditors of a subsidiary are entitled to be paid what is due to them before assets of the subsidiary become available for creditors of its parent. While the Notes will be guaranteed by the Guarantor, the Notes will not be guaranteed by any of the Issuer’s other subsidiaries and will therefore be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations (including trade payables) of such non-guarantor subsidiaries. The incurrence of indebtedness, liabilities or other unsecured obligations by any of our non-guarantor subsidiaries is not prohibited by the indenture governing the Notes and could adversely affect our ability to pay our obligations on the Notes. Subsidiaries other than the Guarantor are obligors on a portion of our outstanding debt.

The Issuer and the Guarantor are each holding companies with no independent operations and are dependent on distributions of funds from their respective operating subsidiaries for cash. Consequently, the Issuer’s and the Guarantor’s ability to service their respective debt, including the Notes and the related Guarantee, depends in part upon the earnings of their operating subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings, or upon loans or other payments of funds by those subsidiaries, to the Issuer and the Guarantor, as applicable. The payment of dividends and the making of loans and advances to the Issuer and the Guarantor by their respective subsidiaries may be subject to statutory or contractual restrictions, may depend upon the earnings of those subsidiaries and may be subject to various business considerations.

The indenture governing the Notes does not:

As a result of the foregoing, when evaluating the terms of the Notes, you should be aware that the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, the Notes and the related Guarantee will not restrict our ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances and events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the Notes. You should also be aware that if we incur any additional debt that ranks equally with the Notes, the holders of that debt will be entitled to share ratably with you in any proceeds distributed in connection with any insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding-up of our company. This may have the effect of reducing the amount of proceeds paid to you.

The Notes and the related Guarantee will not be secured by any of our assets or those of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Notes and the related Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to any secured debt the Issuer or the Guarantor may incur to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of our secured debt may assert rights against the secured assets in order to receive full payment of their debt before the assets may be used to pay the holders of the Notes.

Prior to this offering, there was no market for the Notes. We do not intend to apply to list the Notes on any national securities exchange or include them in any automated quotation system. The underwriters have informed us that they intend to make a market in the Notes after this offering is completed. The underwriters, however, may cease their market-making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you a trading market for your Notes will ever develop or be maintained if developed. Furthermore, we cannot assure you as to the liquidity of any trading market that may develop for the Notes, whether you will be able to sell the Notes, or the price at which you may be able to sell the Notes. The price at which the Notes may trade will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, prevailing interest rates, general economic conditions, our performance and financial results and markets for similar securities. The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Notes.

The Issuer may choose to redeem the Notes at any time prior to their maturity date. If the Issuer chooses to redeem your Notes, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on your Notes being redeemed.

We expect that the Notes will be rated by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell the Notes, since a rating does not predict the market price of a particular security or its suitability for a particular investor. Any rating organization that rates the Notes may lower its rating or decide not to continue to rate the Notes in its sole discretion. The ratings of the Notes will be based primarily on the rating organization’s assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of interest when due and the payment of principal on the maturity date. Any downgrade or withdrawal of a rating by a rating agency that rates the Notes could have an adverse effect on the trading price or liquidity of the Notes.

The Guarantee of the Notes may be automatically released under various circumstances described under “Description of the Notes—Guarantees.” Such release may occur at any time in the following circumstances:

The Guarantor is incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Obligations under the Guarantee of the Notes may not be enforceable in all circumstances under English law. For example, there is a risk that the Guarantee may be challenged as unenforceable on the basis that there is an absence of corporate benefit on the part of the Guarantor or that it is not for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Guarantor. Under English law, an administrator or liquidator, as applicable, has certain powers to (among other things) apply to the court for such order as the court sees fit (including an order to set aside any transaction) to restore the position to what it would have been if the company had not entered into a transaction with any person at an “undervalue” (as described in the UK Insolvency Act 1986) if: (x) the company has made a gift to another party or received consideration significantly lower than the value of the consideration given by the company, or at an undervalue and for the purpose of putting assets beyond the reach, or otherwise prejudicing the interests, of persons who might claim against it, (y) the transaction was entered into at a time in the period of two years ending with the onset of insolvency or entering administration and (z) the company was unable to pay its debts at the time of the transaction, or became unable to pay its debts as a result. Additionally, if the liquidator or administrator can show that a “preference” was given by a company at a time in the period of six months ending with the onset of insolvency (or two years if the preference is to a “connected person” (as defined in the UK Insolvency Act 1986)), a court can make such order as it see fits to restore the position to what it would have been had the preference not been given (including an order to set aside any transaction).

Under administration and liquidation there is an effective moratorium preventing third parties from enforcing the majority of their rights against the company by way of proceedings without the prior consent of the administrator or liquidator, or order of the English Court. If consent or an order is not obtained, holders of the Notes may only be able to enforce their rights via collective insolvency proceedings. Recoveries from a guarantor in administration or liquidation could be significantly reduced. The directors of the Guarantor can also apply for a standalone moratorium under the UK Insolvency Act 1986 in certain circumstances, which generally has broadly the same effect as the moratorium under administration and liquidation.

Rights under a guarantee could also be compromised by way of an English law company voluntary arrangement (under the UK Insolvency Act 1986), or a scheme of arrangement or restructuring plan (under the UK Companies Act 2006), all of which can be proposed by the Guarantor itself (subject to certain threshold requirements being satisfied). As a result of such compromise, holders of the Notes may lose their right to bring a claim against the Guarantor and/or only be able to recover a portion of amounts originally recoverable under the guarantee.

In addition to the English statutory insolvency provisions, there may be provisions in English company law, including certain fraud-based offences, under which transactions may be set aside and other rights may be exercisable in the event of an English law insolvency process.

The Guarantor is a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales and a portion of all its assets is located in jurisdictions outside the United States. Original actions, or actions for the enforcement of judgements of United States courts, relating to the civil liability provisions of the federal or state securities laws of the United States are not directly enforceable in England and Wales as the United States and the United Kingdom do not currently have a treaty providing for recognition and enforcement of judgments (other than arbitration awards, in civil and commercial matters). Accordingly, it could be difficult for holders of Notes to recover against the Guarantor on judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities under the U.S. federal securities laws.

We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses and fees payable by us, will be approximately $   . We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to prepay certain outstanding term loans, with the remaining proceeds, if any, to be used for general corporate purpose. Our term loans mature and are payable in full on October 7, 2025, and bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to term SOFR, plus a credit spread adjustment of 10 basis points plus a margin ranging from 100 to 150 basis points, determined on the basis of our corporate credit ratings (or if public credit ratings are not published, senior unsecured debt ratings). Interest rates for the term loans ranged from 6.5% to 6.6% during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. As of July 31, 2024, we had $500 million aggregate principal amounts of terms loans outstanding under our term loan agreement.

Affiliates of certain underwriters may receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses and fees, in connection with the prepayment of our outstanding term loans. Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of FINRA. Because the Notes being offered hereby will be rated investment grade, pursuant to Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary. The underwriters subject to Rule 5121 may not confirm sales of the Notes to any account over which they exercise discretionary authority without the prior written approval of the customer. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).”

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of July 31, 2024, on an actual basis and on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the offering of the Notes, including the intended use of a portion of the net proceeds therefrom to prepay certain outstanding term loans.

Actual amounts may vary from as adjusted amounts set forth below depending on several factors, including potential changes in our financing plans as a result of market conditions. You should read the data set forth in the table below in conjunction with the “Use of Proceeds” section appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2024. The as adjusted information set forth below may not reflect our cash, debt and capitalization in the future.

This “Description of the Notes” and the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees” in the accompanying prospectus summarize certain material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, but do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, including definitions therein of certain terms and provisions made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the Notes. This “Description of the Notes” supplements the “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees” in the accompanying prospectus and, to the extent it is inconsistent, replaces such description in the accompanying prospectus. For purposes of this “Description of the Notes,” references to (i) the “Issuer,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer only to Ferguson Enterprises Inc., excluding its subsidiaries and (ii) the “Guarantor” refer only to Ferguson UK Holdings Limited, excluding its subsidiaries.

The Notes are to be issued under an indenture, dated as of September 30, 2024 (the “base indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, to be dated as of    , 2024 (the “supplemental indenture” and, the base indenture as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), by and among us, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “trustee”). The Notes will be issued in one series of U.S. dollar denominated notes. We will initially issue $    aggregate principal amount of    % senior notes that will mature on    , 20   (the “Notes”).

The Notes are unsecured and will rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

The Notes will be guaranteed on an unsecured basis by the Guarantor.

The Notes will be issued only in fully registered, book-entry form, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will:

A substantial portion of our assets are owned through our subsidiaries, and we depend on distributions of cash flow and earnings from our subsidiaries in order to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt obligations. Many of our subsidiaries have significant debt or other liabilities of their own which will be structurally senior to the Notes. Other than the Guarantor, none of our subsidiaries will guarantee or have any obligations with respect to the Notes. Therefore, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including holders of the Notes, to participate in the assets of any non-guarantor subsidiary upon any such non-guarantor subsidiary’s liquidation may be subject to the prior claims of the non-guarantor subsidiary’s other creditors.

The payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “Guarantee”) on an unsecured basis by the Guarantor. The Guarantee will:

The obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and, therefore, are limited to the amount that the Guarantor could guarantee without such Guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance; this limitation, however, may not be effective to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance. If the Guarantee was rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of the Guarantor, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, the Guarantor’s liability on its Guarantee could be reduced to zero. In such an event, the Notes offered hereby would be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of the Guarantor. See “Risk Factors—Applicable English law may allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void, vary or subordinate the Guarantee and require the holders of the Notes to return payments, if any, received from the Guarantor.”

The Guarantee of the Guarantor will be automatically released without any further action required on the part of the trustee or any holder of the Notes upon:

As used herein “Unsecured Notes” means the 3.44% Series M Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 30, 2024, the 3.73% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 1, 2025, the 3.51% Series N Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 30, 2026, the 4.250% Notes due 2027, the 3.83% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 1, 2027, the 4.500% Notes due 2028, the 3.250% Notes due 2030 and the 4.650% Notes due 2032, in each case issued by Ferguson Finance plc or Wolsey Capital, Inc., as applicable.

The Notes will accrue interest from    , 2024 at the annual rate stated on the cover of this prospectus supplement.

We will pay interest on the Notes in cash in arrears on     and     of each year, with the first payment on    , 20  , to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on     and    , as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a business day), immediately preceding the related interest payment date.

Interest payable on the maturity date of the Notes or any redemption date of the Notes shall be payable to the person to whom the principal of such Notes shall be payable. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. We will make payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, through the trustee to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

Payments of principal of and interest on the Notes issued in book-entry form and in definitive form, if any, will be made as described under “Book-Entry Issuance.”

Interest payable on any interest payment date, redemption date or maturity date shall be the amount of interest accrued from, and including, the next preceding interest payment date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or from, and including, the original issue date, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for with respect to the Notes) to, but excluding, such interest payment date, redemption date or

maturity date, as the case may be. If any interest payment date, redemption date or maturity date falls on a legal holiday, then, payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest, as the case may be, will be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on the interest payment date, redemption date or maturity date, as applicable; provided that no additional interest shall accrue with respect to the payment due on such date for the period from and after such interest payment date, redemption date or maturity date, as the case may be, to the next succeeding business day.

The indenture will not contain any provisions that would limit the Issuer’s ability to incur additional unsecured indebtedness or require the maintenance of financial ratios or specified levels of net worth or liquidity.

As used herein the following terms have the meanings assigned to them:

“business day” means any day, other than a legal holiday.

“legal holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

Prior to   , 20   (   month(s) prior to their maturity date) (the “Par Call Date”), we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price calculated by us (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:

plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

As used herein “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

The Treasury Rate applicable to the Notes shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)-H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities-Treasury constant maturities-Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the applicable Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields-one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life-and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date, on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from such redemption date.

If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day

preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date, but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The trustee shall have no duty to determine, or verify the calculation of, the redemption price.

Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary’s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Notes to be redeemed.

Any redemption may, at our discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. Any related written notice of redemption will describe the conditions precedent and, if applicable, will indicate that the (i) redemption date may be delayed until such time (including by more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was mailed or delivered, including by electronic transmission) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or (ii) such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions will not have been satisfied or waived by us by the relevant redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed. In addition, we may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and performance of our obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another person.

In the case of a partial redemption of definitive Notes, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by lot. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Note will state the portion of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed. Except in the case of global notes, a new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note will be issued in the name of the holder of the Note upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note. For so long as the Notes are held by DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.

Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

We may at any time, and from time to time, purchase the Notes at any price or prices in the open market or otherwise.

Except as set forth in this prospectus supplement, the Notes will not be redeemable by us prior to maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless we have exercised our option to redeem the Notes as described above under “—Optional Redemption,” each holder of Notes will have the right to require that we purchase all or a portion (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred or, at our option, prior to and conditioned on the occurrence of, any Change of Control, but after public announcement of

the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, we must deliver a notice to each holder of Notes, with a copy to the trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 10 days nor (except to the extent such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event) later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent and, if the notice is sent prior to the Change of Control, no earlier than the date of the occurrence of the Change of Control, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). The Change of Control Payment Date may be designated by reference to the date that the Change of Control Triggering Event is satisfied, rather than a specific date. The notice will, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Holders of definitive Notes electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice. Holders of global Notes must transfer their Notes to the paying agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the paying agent and DTC (in the case of global Notes), in each case prior to the close of business on the third business day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if (i) a third party makes such an offer in the manner and at the times required and otherwise in compliance with the requirements applicable to such an offer had it been made by us, and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer or (ii) a notice of redemption of all outstanding Notes has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described above under “—Optional Redemption,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

If holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event and we, or any third party making an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event in lieu of us, as described above, purchase all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, then we will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following the Change of Control Payment Date, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of the holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations, including Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, conflict with the “Change of Control Triggering Event” provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, we will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the Indenture and the Notes by virtue of compliance with the securities laws and regulations.

The provisions under the Indenture relating to our obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event may be waived or modified with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

The Change of Control Offer feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make it more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of us and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below and under “—Consolidation, Merger or Sale,” we could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of our indebtedness or that of our subsidiaries outstanding at such time or otherwise affect our capital structure or that of our subsidiaries or the credit ratings of the Notes. Restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets are contained in the covenants as described below under “—Consolidation, Merger or Sale.” Except for the limitations contained in such covenants and the covenant relating to repurchases upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Offer, however, the Indenture will not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford holders of the Notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.

The phrase “all or substantially all,” as used with respect to our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries in the definition of “Change of Control,” is subject to interpretation under applicable state law, and its applicability in a given instance would depend upon the facts and circumstances. There is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” and there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the applicability of the requirement that we offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another person may be uncertain.

As used herein the following terms have the meanings assigned to them:

“Capital Stock” means:

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (A) we become a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of another person and (B) either (i) the shares of our Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of such person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or (ii) immediately following such transaction no “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than a person satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such person.

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd. and its successors.

“Investment Grade” means (1) with respect to S&P or Fitch, a rating equal to or higher than BBB- (or the equivalent), (2) with respect to Moody’s, a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and (3) with respect to any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer, the equivalent investment grade credit rating.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

“Rating Agency” means any of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, and if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall cease to provide a corporate or issuer credit rating (or the equivalent) of the Issuer or a rating of the Notes, as applicable, for reasons outside the control of the Issuer, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Issuer to substitute for such Rating Agency.

“Rating Event” means:

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and its successors.

“Subsidiary” means, for any person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity will or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time of any determination directly or indirectly owned by such person, by such person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such person.

“Trigger Period” means the period commencing on the first public announcement by the Issuer of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following the public notice of the consummation of the Change of Control; provided, that if the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies, such 60-day period shall be extended until the first to occur of (x) the date that such Rating Agency announces the results of its review and (y) the date that is 180 days after consummation of the Change of Control.

“Voting Stock” of any specified person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors or managers of such person (or, if such person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of such person).

So long as any of the Notes remains outstanding, each of the Issuer and the Guarantor will not be permitted to create or permit to subsist, and the Issuer will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or permit to subsist, any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the Issuer’s, the Guarantor’s or any of such Subsidiaries’ present or future revenues or assets to secure any of the Issuer’s or the Guarantor’s Relevant Indebtedness or any Relevant Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Issuer, unless the Issuer, the Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, simultaneously with, or prior to, the creation of any such Lien, takes any and all action necessary to procure that

all amounts payable by the Issuer in respect of the Notes and by the Guarantor under the Guarantee are secured equally and ratably for so long as any such Lien securing Relevant Indebtedness subsists; provided, however, such limitation will not apply to or operate to prevent or restrict the creation of or permitting to subsist of the following permitted Liens with respect to the Issuer, the Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Issuer:

As used herein the following terms have the meanings assigned to them:

“Liens” means any mortgage, lien, pledge or other security interest.

“Relevant Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for borrowed money which is in the form of or represented by any bonds, notes or other securities which have a final maturity of more than one year from the date of their creation and which are for the time being quoted, listed or dealt in, at the request of the Issuer or the Guarantor, on any stock exchange or recognized securities market.

The Guarantor will be required to make all payments under or with respect to the Guarantee free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter “Taxes”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of (i) the United Kingdom or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, (ii) any other jurisdiction in which the Guarantor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having the power to tax, or (iii) any jurisdiction from or through which payment under or with respect to the Guarantee is made or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having the power to tax (each a “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof.

If the Guarantor is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to the Guarantee, the Guarantor will be required to pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by a holder of the Notes (including Additional Amounts) after such

withholding or deduction (including any such withholding or deduction in respect of such Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to:

In addition, the Guarantor will not pay Additional Amounts (a) to the extent the payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the Notes or Guarantee had been presented for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Notes or Guarantee became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, (b) with respect to any payment on the Notes or Guarantee to any holder of the Notes who is a fiduciary or partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual holder of such Notes, or (c) in respect of any Notes to the extent such withholding or deduction is imposed as a result of any combination of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the preceding paragraph and/or clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph.

The Guarantor will make any required withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. The Guarantor will provide the trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, with official receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so withheld or deducted. If, notwithstanding the Guarantor’s efforts to obtain such receipts, the same are not obtainable, the Guarantor will provide the trustee with other evidence. In no event, however, shall the Guarantor be required to disclose any information that the Guarantor reasonably deems to be confidential.

If the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts under or with respect to any payment made on the Guarantee, at least 30 days prior to the date of such payment (unless the Guarantor becomes aware of the obligation to pay Additional Amounts less than 30 days prior to that payment date, in which case the Guarantor shall notify the trustee, in writing, promptly thereafter), the Guarantor will deliver to the trustee an officer’s certificate stating that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount so payable and such other information necessary to enable the paying agent to pay Additional Amounts to holders on the relevant payment date.

Whenever in the Indenture there is mentioned, in any context:

The obligations described under this heading will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and any transfer of the Notes and will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any jurisdiction in which any successor to the Guarantor is organized or resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein (each of which shall also be treated as a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction).

The Issuer is entitled to redeem the Notes, at its option, at any time in whole but not in part, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and all Additional Amounts (if any), to, but excluding, the date of redemption (subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in the event the Guarantor has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes as a result of:

Before the Issuer mails or delivers notice of redemption of the Notes as described above, the Issuer will deliver to the trustee an officer’s certificate stating that the Guarantor cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it and that all conditions precedent to the redemption have been complied with. The Issuer will also deliver an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or regulations or a new application or interpretation of such laws or regulations (as described in (1) or (2) in the first paragraph above) and that all conditions precedent to the redemption have been complied with.

The foregoing will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any jurisdiction in which any successor to the Guarantor is incorporated or organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein; provided that if on the date of the succession the taxing jurisdiction is not already a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, the change or amendment is announced on or after that date.

We may not consolidate with or merge into any other person, or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any other person unless the successor entity is organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and:

Every such successor person, upon executing such supplemental indenture, will succeed to the Issuer with the same effect as if it had been an original party hereto (which succession shall relieve the Issuer of all liabilities and discharge the Issuer from all obligations and covenants, in each case under the Indenture and the Notes), and such successor person will possess and from time to time may exercise each and every power hereunder of the Issuer and may execute and deliver the Notes under the Indenture in the name of such successor person, and any act or proceeding required by the Indenture to be done or performed by any board or officer of the Issuer may be done or performed with like force and effect by the like board or officer of such successor person. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes to be issued as may be appropriate.

The Guarantor may not consolidate with or merge into any other person, or sell or transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any other person unless the successor entity is organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands (including Jersey and Guernsey) or any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and:

Every such successor person, upon executing such supplemental indenture, will succeed to the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been an original party hereto (which succession shall relieve the Guarantee of all liabilities and discharge the Guarantor from all obligations and covenants, in each case under the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee).

Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the Guarantor may (a) consolidate or otherwise combine with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer, (b) consolidate or

otherwise combine with or merge into an affiliate of the Issuer incorporated or organized for the purpose of changing the legal domicile of the Guarantor, reincorporating the Guarantor in another jurisdiction, or changing the legal form of the Guarantor, (c) convert into a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Guarantor, and (d) liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Issuer determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Issuer (as evidenced by an officer’s certificate delivered to the trustee).

We will, pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, so long as the Notes are outstanding, file with the trustee such information, documents and other reports as may be required to comply with the provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the SEC; provided further that (i) any failure to comply with this provision will not constitute a default or an event of default under the Indenture and (ii) only the trustee, acting at the written direction of holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, may institute a legal proceeding against the Issuer to enforce such delivery obligation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent we file such information and reports with the SEC and such information is publicly available, we will be deemed to be in compliance with our obligations to furnish or file such information to the trustee.

The Indenture will not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under it. We may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes ranking equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects, and having the same terms as the Notes in all respects except for the issue date, the public offering price, the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date or the first interest payment date following the issue date of those additional notes; provided that if any additional notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional notes will have a separate CUSIP number.

In addition to the events of default and related provisions that are set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities—Events of Default,” the following shall be events of default with respect to the Notes:

All provisions relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance are as set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities—Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.” In addition, in the event the Issuer exercises its right to defeasance or covenant defeasance, the Guarantee will cease to be of further effect and the Guarantor will be automatically released from all of its obligations with respect to the Guarantee.

All provisions permitting us to enter into supplemental indentures with the trustee without the consent of the holders of the Notes are as set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities—Modification and Waivers.”

All provisions limiting our ability to enter into supplemental indentures and guarantee agreements with the consent of the holders of the Notes are as set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities—Modification and Waivers.”

All provisions relating to the satisfaction and discharge of our obligations under the Indenture are as set forth in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities—Satisfaction and Discharge.” In addition, in the event the Issuer exercises its right to satisfy and discharge the Notes, the Guarantee will cease to be of further effect and the Guarantor will be automatically released from all of its obligations with respect to the Guarantee.

The Bank of New York Mellon will be the trustee, paying agent and security registrar with respect to the Notes and maintains various commercial and investment banking relationships with us and with affiliates of ours.

The Bank of New York Mellon, in each of its capacities, including without limitation as trustee, paying agent, and security registrar assumes no responsibility and will have no liability for the accuracy, correctness, adequacy, or completeness of the information concerning us or our affiliates or any other party contained in this prospectus supplement or the related documents or for any failure by us or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance, correctness, adequacy, completeness, or accuracy of such information. The trustee (including in its capacities as paying agent and security registrar) will be entitled to those certain rights, privileges, immunities, indemnities, limitations of liability, and protections, as more fully set forth in the Indenture.

Our paying agent for the Notes is The Bank of New York Mellon, located at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E, New York, New York 10286, Attn: Corporate Trust Administration.

We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designations or approve a change in the offices where they act.

We will pay principal, interest and any premium on the Notes in U.S. dollars at the office of the paying agent. Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any moneys deposited with the trustee or paying agent not applied but remaining unclaimed by the holders of the Notes for two years after the date upon which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Notes has become due and payable will be repaid to us by the trustee or such agent on written demand.

The Indenture will provide that the Guarantor will appoint the Issuer, as its agent for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding with respect to the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee brought in any federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York and will submit to such jurisdiction.

We do not intend to apply to list the Notes on any national securities exchange or include them in any automated quotation system.

The Notes will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global notes which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, as the depositary, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTC’s nominee, or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the global notes directly through DTC. Except under circumstances described below, the Notes will not be issuable in definitive form. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of their securities in definitive form. These limits and laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in the global notes.

So long as the depositary or its nominee is the registered owner of the global notes, the depositary or its nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by the global notes for all purposes under the indenture governing the Notes.

Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in the global notes will not be entitled to have the Notes represented by global notes registered in their name, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Notes in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture governing the Notes.

In addition, except as provided below, a global note may be transferred, in whole or in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee.

If the depositary notifies the Issuer that it is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Notes, or if at any time the depositary for the Notes has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and any other applicable statute or regulation at a time when the depositary is required to be so registered to act as depositary, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor depositary with respect to the Notes. If a successor depositary for the Notes is not appointed by us within 90 days after the Issuer receives such notice or become aware of such ineligibility, the Issuer will issue Notes in definitive form in exchange for the global notes. In addition, the Issuer may at any time and in its sole discretion determine not to have the Notes represented by the global notes and, in that event, will issue Notes in definitive form in exchange for the global notes. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in the global notes will be entitled to physical delivery in definitive form of Notes represented by the global notes equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have such Notes registered in its name. Notes so issued in definitive form will be issued as registered Notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless otherwise specified by the Issuer. Notes in definitive form can be transferred by presentation for registration to the registrar at its offices and must be duly endorsed by the holder or their attorney duly authorized in writing, or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the trustee duly executed by the holder or their attorney duly authorized in writing. The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes in definitive form.

The depositary advises as follows:

The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com. The information contained on the DTC’s website is not intended to form a part of, or be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement.

Purchases of the Notes under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Notes on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Note will be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records. These beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participants through which the beneficial owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the Notes, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Notes is discontinued.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Notes deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of the Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee will not change the beneficial ownership of the Notes. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the Notes; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Notes are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Principal, interest payments and redemption proceeds, if any, on the Notes will be made to Cede & Co, as nominee of DTC, or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’ accounts, upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from the Issuer or the trustee, on the applicable payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such participant and not of DTC, the Issuer or the trustee, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal, interest and redemption proceeds to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the Issuer or the trustee, as applicable. Disbursement of payments from Cede & Co. to Direct Participants is DTC’s responsibility. Disbursements of payments to beneficial owners are the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

In any case where a vote may be required with respect to the Notes, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to such Notes unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to the issuer of securities as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Notes are credited on the record date (identified in the listing attached to the omnibus proxy).

In any case where we have made a tender offer for the purchase of any of the Notes, a beneficial owner must give notice through a participant to a tender agent to elect to have its Notes purchased or tendered. The beneficial owner must deliver the Notes by causing the Direct Participants to transfer the participant’s interest in the Notes, on DTC’s records, to a tender agent. The requirement for physical delivery of the Notes in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase is satisfied when the ownership rights in the Notes are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC’s records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered Notes to the tender agent’s DTC account.

We obtained the information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.

Initial settlement for the Notes will be made in same-day U.S. dollar funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules.

Notices to holders of the Notes will be sent by mail to the registered holders when the Notes are in definitive form. So long as the global notes are held on behalf of DTC or any other clearing system, notices (including redemption notices) to holders of Notes represented by a beneficial interest in the global notes shall be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC or the alternative clearing system, as the case may be, in accordance with DTC or such clearing system’s customary policies and procedures. If less than all of the Notes are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in such Notes to be redeemed.

Investors may hold interests in the Notes outside the United States through Euroclear or Clearstream if they are participants in those systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in those systems.

Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in Euroclear’s and Clearstream’s names on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such positions in customers’ securities accounts in the names of the nominees of the depositaries on the books of DTC. All securities in Euroclear or Clearstream are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts.

The following is based on information furnished by Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be. Euroclear has advised us that:

Clearstream has advised us that:

We have provided the following descriptions of the operations and procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of Euroclear and Clearstream and are subject to change by them from time to time. Neither we, the underwriters nor the trustee or the paying agent take any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants directly to discuss these matters.

Secondary market trading between Euroclear Participants and Clearstream Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.

Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Euroclear or Clearstream Participants, on the other, will be effected within DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant global notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear Participants and Clearstream Participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries.

Because of time-zone differences, credits of securities received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits, or any transactions in the securities settled during such processing, will be reported to the relevant Euroclear Participants or Clearstream Participants on that business day. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of securities by or through a Euroclear Participant or a Clearstream Participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of securities among participants of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and they may discontinue the procedures at any time.

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations of the ownership and disposition of the Notes to U.S. holders and non-U.S. holders (each as defined below). This summary is based upon provisions of the Code, applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings and judicial decisions in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement, any of which may subsequently be changed, possibly retroactively, or interpreted differently by the Internal Revenue Service, or the “IRS,” so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. Except where noted, this summary deals only with a Note held as a capital asset (within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code) by a beneficial owner who purchases the Note on original issuance at the first price at which a substantial portion of the Notes of the applicable series is sold for cash to persons other than bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers. This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxes, including the impact of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income, and does not deal with all tax consequences that may be relevant to holders in light of their personal circumstances or particular situations, such as:

If an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Notes, the tax treatment of a partner or member generally will depend upon the status of the partner or member, the activities of the entity and certain determinations made at the partner, member or entity level. If you are a partner or member in such an entity, you are urged to consult your tax advisors.

If you are considering the purchase of Notes, you are urged to consult your tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you in light of your own specific situation, as well as consequences arising under the U.S. federal estate or gift tax laws or under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

In this discussion, we use the term “U.S. holder” to refer to a beneficial owner of Notes that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

We use the term “non-U.S. holder” to describe a beneficial owner of Notes that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership or other entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

YOU ARE URGED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME, FRANCHISE, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND ANY OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES.

In certain circumstances, we may be required to make payments on the Notes in excess of stated interest and principal, or prior to their scheduled payment dates. The U.S. Treasury regulations provide special rules for contingent payment debt instruments which, if applicable, could cause the timing, amount and character of a holder’s income, gain or loss with respect to the Notes to be different from those described below. For purposes of determining whether a debt instrument is a contingent payment debt instrument, remote or incidental contingencies are ignored. We intend to treat the possibility of our making any of the above payments as remote or to treat such payments as incidental. Accordingly, we do not intend to treat the Notes as contingent payment debt instruments. Our position will be binding on all holders, except a holder that discloses its differing position in a statement attached to its timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the taxable year during which the Notes were acquired by such holder. However, our position is not binding on the IRS. If the IRS were to successfully challenge our position, a holder subject to U.S. federal income tax might be required to accrue ordinary income on the Notes in excess of stated interest and to treat as ordinary income, rather than capital gain, any income realized on the taxable disposition of the Notes before the resolution of the contingencies. In any event, if we actually make any such additional payment, the timing, amount and character of a holder’s income, gain or loss with respect to the Notes may be affected. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Notes will not be treated as contingent payment debt instruments.

Payments of interest on a Note (excluding pre-issuance accrued interest, if any, if a U.S. holder elected to exclude such interest) will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary income at the time it accrues or is actually or constructively received, in accordance with the holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes, subject to the discussion under “—Original Issue Discount” below.

It is expected that the Notes will not be treated as issued with “original issue discount” (“OID”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, if the Notes are issued at a discount from their Stated Redemption Price at Maturity (as defined below), and the discount is equal to or more than the product of one-fourth of one percent (0.25 percent) of the Stated Redemption Price at Maturity of such Notes multiplied by the number of full years to their maturity, such Notes will be “Original Issue Discount Notes.” The difference between the issue price and the Stated Redemption Price at Maturity of such Notes will be the OID. The “Issue Price” of a Note is the first price at which a substantial amount of the Notes is sold to the public (i.e., excluding sales of the Notes to underwriters, placement agents, wholesalers, or similar persons). The “Stated Redemption Price at Maturity” includes all payments under a Note other than payments of Qualified Stated Interest. The term “Qualified Stated Interest” generally means stated interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or property (other than debt instruments issued by the Issuer) at least annually during the entire term of the Note at a single fixed interest rate or, subject to certain conditions, based on one or more interest indices.

U.S. holders of Original Issue Discount Notes generally will be subject to special tax accounting rules for obligations issued with OID. U.S. holders of such Notes should be aware that, as described in greater detail below, they generally must include OID in ordinary gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as it accrues, in advance of the receipt of cash attributable to that income.

In general, each U.S. holder of an Original Issue Discount Note, regardless of whether the holder uses the cash or the accrual method of tax accounting, will be required to include in ordinary gross income the sum of the “daily portions” of OID on the Note for all days during the taxable year that the U.S. holder owns the Note. The daily portions of OID on an Original Issue Discount Note are determined by allocating to each day in any

accrual period a ratable portion of the OID allocable to that accrual period. Accrual periods may be any length and may vary in length over the term of an Original Issue Discount Note, provided that no accrual period is longer than one year and each scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs on either the final day or the first day of an accrual period. In the case of an initial holder, the amount of OID on an Original Issue Discount Note allocable to each accrual period is determined by (a) multiplying the “Adjusted Issue Price” (as defined below) of the Original Issue Discount Note at the beginning of the accrual period by its yield to maturity (appropriately adjusted to reflect the length of the accrual period) and (b) subtracting from that product the amount (if any) of Qualified Stated Interest allocable to that accrual period. The “yield to maturity” of a Note is the discount rate that causes the present value of all payments on the Note as of its original date of issue to equal the issue price of the Note. The “Adjusted Issue Price” of an Original Issue Discount Note at the beginning of any accrual period will generally be the sum of its issue price (including pre-issuance accrued interest, if any, if not excluded from the issue price by us) and the amount of OID allocable to all prior accrual periods, reduced by the amount of all payments other than payments of Qualified Stated Interest (if any) made with respect to the Note in all prior accrual periods.

A U.S. holder generally may make an election to include in its income its entire return on a Note (i.e., the excess of all remaining payments to be received on the Note, including payments of Qualified Stated Interest, over the amount paid by the U.S. holder for the Note) under the constant-yield method described above. Such election may be revoked only with the permission of the IRS.

If a U.S. holder purchases a Note for an amount that is greater than the Stated Redemption Price at Maturity (i.e., the sum of all amounts payable on the Note other than Qualified Stated Interest), the U.S. holder will be considered to have purchased the Note with amortizable bond premium equal to such excess. However, because we may redeem the Notes prior to maturity at a premium in certain circumstances, special rules apply that may reduce, eliminate or defer the amount of premium that a U.S. holder may amortize with respect to the Notes. A U.S. holder may generally use the amortizable bond premium allocable to an accrual period to offset Qualified Stated Interest required to be included in such holder’s income with respect to the Note in that accrual period. A U.S. holder that elects to amortize bond premium must reduce its tax basis in the Note by the amount of the premium previously amortized. An election to amortize bond premium applies to all taxable debt obligations then owned and thereafter acquired by the U.S. holder and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.

If a U.S. holder makes a constant yield election (as described under “—Original Issue Discount” above) for a Note with amortizable bond premium, such election will result in a deemed election to amortize bond premium for all of the holder’s debt instruments with amortizable bond premium and may be revoked only with the permission of the IRS with respect to debt instruments acquired after revocation.

Upon the sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition of a Note, a U.S. holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange or retirement (less any amount that is attributable to accrued and unpaid interest, which will be taxable as such) and the U.S. holder’s tax basis in such Note. A U.S. holder’s tax basis in a Note will generally equal the cost of the Note to such U.S. holder, increased by any amounts includible in income by the holder as OID and reduced by any amortized premium and any payments other than Qualified Stated Interest made on a Note. Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder has held the Note for more than one year at the time of disposition. Generally, long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including an individual U.S. holder) currently are subject to tax at a lower rate than short-term capital gains or ordinary income. The deduction of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Information reporting requirements generally will apply to interest on the Notes and the proceeds of a sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition of a Note paid to a U.S. holder unless the U.S. holder properly establishes that it is an exempt recipient (such as a corporation). Backup withholding will apply to those payments if the U.S. holder fails to provide its correct taxpayer identification number, or certification of exempt status, or if the U.S. holder is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report in full

payments of interest and dividend income. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding and FATCA below, U.S. federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any payment of interest on a Note to a non-U.S. holder provided that:

If a non-U.S. holder cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest made to the holder will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30%, unless the non-U.S. holder provides the applicable withholding agent with a properly completed and duly executed (1) IRS Form W-8-BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty or (2) IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the Notes is not subject to U.S. federal withholding tax because it is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States.

If a non-U.S. holder is engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on the Notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment, then, although the non-U.S. holder will be exempt from the 30% withholding tax provided the certification requirements discussed above are satisfied, the non-U.S. holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis in the same manner as if the non-U.S. holder were a U.S. holder. In addition, if a non-U.S. holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to adjustments. Non-U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisors on the treatment of interest on the Notes.

Subject to the discussion of backup withholding and FATCA below, gain recognized by a non-U.S. holder on the sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition of a Note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:

If a non-U.S. holder is an individual or foreign corporation described in the first bullet point above, it will be subject to tax on the net gain derived from the sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition under regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates and in the same manner as if the

non-U.S. holder were a U.S. holder. In addition, if a non-U.S. holder is a foreign corporation that falls under the first bullet point above, it may be subject to the branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to adjustments. If a non-U.S. holder is eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty between the United States and its country of residence, any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the manner specified by the treaty and generally will only be subject to U.S. federal income tax if such gain is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States.

If a non-U.S. holder is an individual described in the second bullet point above, such non-U.S. holder will be subject to a flat 30% (or lesser rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) tax on the gain derived from the sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, even though such non-U.S. holder is not considered a resident of the United States.

Generally, the amount of interest paid to non-U.S. holders and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments must be reported annually to the IRS and to non-U.S. holders. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a non-U.S. holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

In general, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to payments of interest that we make, provided the applicable statement described above in the last bullet point under “-Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders-Payments of Interest” has been provided and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the holder is a United States person, as defined under the Code, that is not an exempt recipient. In addition, a non-U.S. holder will be subject to information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding with respect to payments of the proceeds of the sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase by us or other taxable disposition of a Note within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the statement described above has been received, and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that a holder is a United States person, as defined under the Code, that is not an exempt recipient, or the non-U.S. holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.

A 30% U.S. federal withholding tax may apply to interest income paid on Notes paid to (i) a “foreign financial institution” (as specifically defined in the Code), whether such foreign financial institution is the beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless such foreign financial institution agrees to verify, report and disclose its “United States account” holders (as specifically defined in the Code) and meets certain other specified requirements or (ii) a “non-financial foreign entity” (as specifically defined in the Code), whether such non-financial foreign entity is the beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless such non-financial foreign entity provides a certification that the beneficial owner of the payment does not have any substantial U.S. owners or provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial U.S. owner and certain other specified requirements are met. While the withholding under FATCA would have applied also to the gross proceeds from a disposition of Notes, proposed U.S. Treasury regulations eliminate such withholding entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed U.S. Treasury regulations until final Treasury regulations are issued. No such final U.S. Treasury regulations have been issued so far. In certain cases, the relevant foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity may qualify for an exemption from, or be deemed to be in compliance with, these rules. Further, foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules. If an interest payment is subject both to withholding under FATCA and to the U.S. federal withholding tax discussed above under “—Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders—Payments of Interest,” the U.S. federal withholding under FATCA may be credited against, and therefore reduce, such other U.S. federal withholding tax. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding these rules and whether they may be relevant to their ownership and disposition of Notes.

Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, each underwriter named below, for whom BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as representatives, has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the underwriter’s name in the following table:

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the Notes included in this offering are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the Notes if they purchase any of the Notes. The underwriting agreement also provides that if an underwriter defaults, the purchase commitments of non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the offering of Notes may be terminated. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

The Issuer has agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The Issuer expects to deliver the Notes on or about    2024, which will be the     business day after the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement cycle being herein referred to as “T+   ”). Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the business day preceding the delivery date may be required to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of trade to prevent a failed settlement. Investors who wish to trade the Notes prior to the business day preceding the delivery date should consult their own advisors.

The underwriters propose to offer the Notes directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and some of the Notes to dealers at the public offering price less a concession not to exceed   % of the principal amount of the Notes. The underwriters may allow, and any such dealer may reallow, a concession not to exceed   % of the principal amount of the Notes. After the initial offering of the Notes to the public, the representatives may change the public offering price and other selling terms.

The underwriting discount to be paid by the Issuer to the underwriters in connection with this offering is   % of the principal amount of the Notes.

We estimate that our total expenses for this offering, other than underwriting discount, will be approximately $     .

There is currently no public trading market for the Notes. We have not applied and do not intend to apply to list the Notes on any securities exchange. The underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market for the Notes. However, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time in their sole discretion. Therefore, we cannot assure you that a liquid trading market for the Notes will develop, that you will be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. If an active trading market for the Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from the initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell Notes in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases.

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. They may also cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that transactions described above may have on the price of the Notes.

Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates have in the past provided, and may in the future provide, investment banking, commercial banking, derivative transactions and financial advisory services to us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business for which they have received or will receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.

In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If any of the underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with us, certain of those underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge, and certain other of those underwriters may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, these underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect the future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Affiliates of certain underwriters may receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses and fees, in connection with the prepayment of our outstanding term loans. See “Use of Proceeds.” Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of FINRA. Because the Notes being offered hereby will be rated investment grade, pursuant to Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary. The underwriters subject to Rule 5121 may not confirm sales of the Notes to any account over which they exercise discretionary authority without the prior written approval of the customer.

The Notes may be offered and sold in the United States and certain jurisdictions outside the United States in which such offer and sale is permitted.

The Notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principals that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contain a misrepresentation; provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared, and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. This prospectus supplement and the underlying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.

This European Economic Area selling restriction is in addition to any other selling restrictions set out below.

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has

been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the FSMA and the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus is a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation.

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other material in relation to the Notes are only being distributed to, and are directed only at, persons in the UK who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation) who are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order”), or (ii) high net worth entities or other persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) persons to whom it would otherwise be lawful to distribute them, all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons.” The Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Notes in the UK will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and their contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by any recipients to any other person in the UK. Any person in the UK that is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or their contents. The Notes are not being offered to the public in the UK.

Each underwriter (i) has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Notes other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”) and any rules made thereunder; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “CO”) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the CO; and (ii) has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made thereunder.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered pursuant to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Accordingly, none of the Notes nor any interest therein may be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any “resident” of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time.

Each underwriter has acknowledged that this prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, each underwriter has represented, warranted and agreed that it has not offered or sold any Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA or (ii) to an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA.

This prospectus supplement is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the Notes. The Notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and no application has or will be made to admit the Notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations of Taiwan and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances that constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer within the meaning of the Taiwan Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations of Taiwan that requires a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or any other regulatory authorities of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Notes in Taiwan.

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document (including as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act”)) has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) or any other governmental agency, in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document for the purposes of Corporations Act, and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act. No action has been taken which would permit an offering of the Notes in circumstances that would require disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act.

The Notes may not be offered for sale, nor may application for the sale or purchase or any Notes be invited in Australia (including an offer or invitation which is received by a person in Australia) and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering material or advertisement relating to the Notes may be distributed or published in Australia unless, in each case:

This document relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Markets Law, DIFC Law No. 1 of 2012, as amended. This document is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Markets Law, DIFC Law No. 1 of 2012, as amended. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in

connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this document. The securities to which this document relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered should conduct their own due diligence on the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this document, you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

In relation to its use in the DIFC, this document is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number of investors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. The interests in the securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.

The Issuer files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus supplement, which means that we can disclose important information about us by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents and reports listed below (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Regulation S-K or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (2) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01)), unless otherwise indicated therein:

We also incorporate by reference the information contained in all other documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Regulation S-K or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (2) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, unless otherwise indicated therein)) after the date of this prospectus supplement and prior to the completion of the offering of the Notes covered by this prospectus supplement. The information contained in any such document will be considered part of this prospectus supplement from the date the document is filed with the SEC.

Our website address is located at corporate.ferguson.com. Through links on the “Investors” portion of our website, we make available free of charge our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Such material is made available through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The information contained on our website is not intended to form a part of, or be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement.

Upon request, we will provide to each person to whom this prospectus supplement has been delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement but not delivered with the prospectus supplement (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in any such documents). You may make a request for such information, free of charge, in writing or by telephone. Any such request should be directed to:

The validity of the Notes offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters with respect to English law relating to the validity of the Guarantee offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP will pass on certain legal matters for the underwriters.

The financial statement of Ferguson Enterprises Inc. as of July 31, 2024, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Ferguson plc as of July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, and for the years ended July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and the effectiveness of Ferguson plc’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Ferguson plc for the period ended July 31, 2022, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement by reference to Ferguson Enterprises Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2024, have been audited by Deloitte LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (“Ferguson”) may offer in one or more series, from time to time, debt securities (the “debt securities”), and Ferguson UK Holdings Limited (the “Guarantor”) may fully and unconditionally guarantee such debt securities (the “guarantee,” together with the debt securities, the “securities”) issued by Ferguson, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be set forth in one or more prospectus supplements.

We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to the securities. The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be described in one or more prospectus supplements. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in the securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

The registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean that we will offer or sell any securities.

Investing in the securities involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” in Ferguson’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference herein, as well as in any other recently filed quarterly or current reports and the applicable prospectus supplement.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Under this shelf registration statement, we may from time to time offer and sell the securities in one or more offerings.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we may sell. Each time we sell any securities, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of that offering. The applicable prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference; Where You Can Find More Information.” You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus. Since the date of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed.

We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any permitted free writing prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities, nor does this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement or any permitted free writing prospectus is accurate on any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement, or the date of any such permitted free writing prospectus, as the case may be, or that the information incorporated by reference herein or therein is accurate as of any date other than the date of the relevant report or other document in which such information is contained. As used in this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise (i) all references to the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and our subsidiaries (including Ferguson UK Holdings Limited) on a consolidated basis, except in the section titled “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees,” where such terms refer only to Ferguson Enterprises Inc., excluding its subsidiaries, (ii) all references to “Ferguson” refer to Ferguson Enterprises Inc., excluding its subsidiaries and (iii) all references to “Guarantor” refer to Ferguson UK Holdings Limited, excluding its subsidiaries.

The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information about us by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents and reports listed below (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Regulation S-K or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (2) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01)), unless otherwise indicated therein:

We also incorporate by reference the information contained in all other documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Regulation S-K or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (2) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, unless otherwise indicated therein)) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the completion of the offering of all securities covered by the respective prospectus supplement. The information contained in any such document will be considered part of this prospectus from the date the document is filed with the SEC.

Our website address is located at corporate.ferguson.com. Through links on the “Investors” portion of our website, we make available free of charge our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Such material is made available through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The information contained on our website is not intended to form a part of, or be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

Upon request, we will provide to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in any such documents). You may make a request for such information, free of charge, in writing or by telephone. Any such request should be directed to:

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement is available at the SEC’s website above.

This prospectus and the information included or incorporated by reference herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements cover all matters which are not historical facts and include, without limitation, statements or guidance regarding or relating to our future financial position, results of operations and growth, plans and objectives for the future including our capabilities and priorities, risks associated with changes in global and regional economic, market and political conditions, ability to manage supply chain challenges, ability to manage the impact of product price fluctuations, our financial condition and liquidity, legal or regulatory changes, and other statements concerning the success of our business and strategies.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “continues,” “plans,” “projects,” “goal,” “target,” “aim,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology and other similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. They are not assurances of future performance and are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” and in other cautionary statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Additionally, forward-looking statements regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. Other than in accordance with our legal or regulatory obligations, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities offered by us under this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include, among other things, the repayment of debt, investments in or extensions of credit to our subsidiaries, stock repurchases or the financing of possible acquisitions or business expansion. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of any securities that we may offer from time to time under this prospectus will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering.

Any debt securities that may be offered pursuant to this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement will be issued under the indenture, dated as of September 30, 2024 (the “indenture”), between us and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “trustee”), which indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We have summarized selected provisions of the indenture and the debt securities below. The following summary of provisions of the indenture does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture, including definitions therein of certain terms and the provisions made part thereof by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

The following summary may not contain all of the information that you may find useful. In particular, the following summary describes only general terms and specific terms of any offered debt securities, and if applicable, the guarantees of the debt securities, and the extent to which the general terms described below apply to these debt securities and, if applicable, any guarantees of the debt securities, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement at the time of the offering. Any prospectus supplement, which we will file with the SEC, may or may not modify the general terms found in this prospectus. If any particular terms of the debt securities or, if applicable, any guarantees of the debt securities described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described in this prospectus, then the terms described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supersede the terms described in this prospectus. For a complete description of any series of debt securities and, if applicable, any guarantees of the debt securities, you should read both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement that applies to that series of debt securities.

The terms and conditions of the debt securities of each series will be set forth in those debt securities and in the indenture, as supplemented for a particular offering of debt securities and, if applicable, guarantees of the debt securities. A form of each debt security, reflecting the specific terms and provisions of that series of debt securities, will be filed with the SEC in connection with each offering of debt securities and will be incorporated by reference in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

For purposes of this summary, the terms “Ferguson,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and not to any of our subsidiaries.

We may issue debt securities at any time and from time to time in one or more series without limitation as to the aggregate principal amount. The indenture gives us the ability to reopen a previous issue of a series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of the same series. In addition, a single series may be issued at various times with different maturity dates, different interest rates and different dates from which interest accrues. One or more series of debt securities may be issued with the same or various maturities at par or at a discount. Debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below the market rate (“original issue discount securities”) will be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. This discount may be substantial. We will provide information regarding material federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable to any original issue discount securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. In addition, we will describe in the prospectus supplement any special U.S. federal income tax considerations and any other special considerations for any debt securities we sell that are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than U.S. currency.

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities will be payable, and the transfer of debt securities will be registrable, at any office or agency maintained by us for that purpose. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, redemption or repayment of the debt securities, but we may require you to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange.

We will describe the specific terms of the series of debt securities being offered in a prospectus supplement. These terms will include some or all of the following:

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the debt securities offered by this prospectus will:

A substantial portion of our assets are owned through our subsidiaries, and we depend on distributions of cash flow and earnings from our subsidiaries in order to meet our payment obligations under the debt securities and our other debt obligations. Many of our subsidiaries have significant debt or other liabilities of their own which will be structurally senior to the debt securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, none of our subsidiaries will guarantee or have any obligations with respect to the debt securities. Therefore, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including holders of debt securities, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon any such subsidiary’s liquidation may be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary’s other creditors.

Subject to compliance with the applicable requirements set forth in the indenture, we may discharge our obligations under the indenture with respect to our debt securities as described below under “— Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.”

Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any guarantees of debt securities for the benefit of the series of debt securities to which it relates. Debt securities issued by us may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Ferguson UK Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, and a subsidiary registrant under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The indenture defines an “event of default” with respect to any series of debt securities. Unless we state otherwise in the prospectus supplement, each of the following will be an event of default under the indenture for any series of debt securities:

Additional or different events of default applicable to a series of debt securities may be described in a prospectus supplement. An event of default under one series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an event of default under any other series of debt securities. The indenture provides that, within 90 days after the occurrence of any default with respect to a series of debt securities that a responsible officer of the trustee has received written notice of, the trustee will send to all holders of debt securities of that series notice of the default, unless the default has been cured or waived. However, the indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice of a default with respect to a series of debt securities, except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, if the trustee in good faith determines that doing so is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities of the applicable series. In the case of a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty in the indenture or in respect of a series of debt securities, no notice will be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence of the default or breach. As used in this paragraph, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of default with respect to a series of debt securities.

The indenture provides that if an event of default, other than an event of default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, with respect to a series of debt securities occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders of no fewer than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the principal of, or such lesser amount as may be provided for with respect to debt securities of that series, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately by a notice in writing to us (or to the trustee if given by the holders), and upon any such declaration, such principal or such lesser amount, as the case may be, and such accrued and unpaid interest will become immediately due and payable. The indenture also provides that if an event of default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to a series of debt securities occurs then the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all the debt securities of that series will automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of the debt securities. However, upon specified conditions, the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may rescind and annul an acceleration of the debt securities of that series and its consequences.

Any time period in the indenture to cure any actual or alleged default or event of default may be extended or stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act requiring the trustee, during the continuance of an event of default under the indenture, to act with the requisite standard of care, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of debt securities unless those holders have offered, and if requested, provided to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by taking such action.

Subject to this requirement, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee under the indenture with respect to the debt securities of that series.

The indenture requires, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date of the indenture, delivery to the trustee of a certificate signed by one of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer that states whether or not, to the best of his or her knowledge, we are in default under any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the indenture, and if we shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which he or she may have knowledge.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the indenture, the holder of a debt security will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on that debt security on the respective due dates for those payments and to institute suit for the enforcement of those payments, and this right will not be impaired without the consent of the holder.

The indenture permits us and the trustee, with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series affected by a modification or amendment, to modify or

amend any of the provisions of the indenture or of the debt securities or the rights of the holders of the debt securities under the indenture. However, no modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected by the modification or amendment, among other things:

The indenture also contains provisions permitting us and the trustee, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities, to modify or amend the indenture, among other things:

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may waive our compliance with some of the restrictive provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may, on behalf of all holders of debt securities, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to the debt securities and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the debt securities or a default in respect of a covenant or provision which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security.

Upon our direction, the indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to any debt security specified, subject to the survival of specified provisions of the indenture, when:

We may elect with respect to the debt securities issued under the indenture either:

The defeasance or covenant defeasance described above will only be effective if, among other things:

In the event covenant defeasance is effected with respect to the debt securities and those debt securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any event of default other than an event of default with respect to the covenants as to which covenant defeasance has been effected, which would no longer be applicable to the debt securities after covenant defeasance, the amount of monies and/or government obligations deposited with the trustee to effect covenant defeasance may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities at the time of any acceleration resulting from that event of default. However, we would remain liable to make payment of those amounts due at the time of acceleration.

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global notes that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, as the depositary, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTC’s nominee, or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.

We have appointed The Bank of New York Mellon to act as the security registrar and paying agent and to act as depositary custodian with respect to the global notes. We have authorized our agents and The Bank of New York Mellon to act in accordance with a letter of representations entered into with the depositary.

The indenture, the debt securities and any related guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

The Bank of New York Mellon, or any successor thereto, will serve as trustee under the indenture.

The trustee may engage in transactions, including commercial banking and other transactions, with us and our subsidiaries from time to time. However, if the trustee acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict upon the occurrence of an event of default, or else resign.

We may offer and sell the securities in one or more transactions from time to time through one or more of the following methods:

A prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of any securities may include the following information:

We may offer and sell any securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by a managing underwriter or managing underwriters or through an underwriter or underwriters without an underwriting syndicate. If underwriters are used for the sale of any securities, such securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account. The underwriters may resell any securities in one or more transactions, including in negotiated transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. In connection with any such underwritten sale of securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us or from purchasers for whom they may act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell any securities to or through dealers, and the dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents.

If we use an underwriter or underwriters in the sale of securities, we will execute an underwriting agreement with those underwriters at the time of sale of the securities. The names of the underwriters will be set forth in the prospectus supplement used by the underwriters to sell the securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to customary conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if any of the securities are purchased.

Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of any securities may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act. Any discounts or commissions that they receive from us and any profit that they receive on the resale of our securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If any entity is deemed an underwriter or any amounts deemed underwriting discounts and commissions, the prospectus supplement will identify the underwriter or agent and describe the compensation received from us.

We may enter agreements under which underwriters and agents that participate in the distribution of any securities may be entitled to indemnification by us against various liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make.

Various of the underwriters who participate in the distribution of any securities, and their affiliates, may perform various commercial banking and investment banking services for us from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

We may authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by institutions to purchase any securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. These institutions may include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others, but in all cases we must approve these institutions. The obligations of any purchaser under any of these contracts will be subject to the condition that the purchase of any securities will not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.

If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, until the distribution of any securities is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability of any underwriters to bid for and purchase the securities. As an exception to these rules, representatives of any underwriters are permitted to engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. These transactions may consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. If the underwriters create a short position in the securities in connection with the offering (that is, if they sell more securities than are set forth on the cover page of the prospectus supplement) the representatives of the underwriters may reduce that short position by purchasing the securities in the open market.

We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the securities. In addition, we make no representation that the representatives of any underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

The validity of the debt securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters with respect to English law relating to the validity of the guarantees offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. If any legal matters relating to offerings made in connection with this prospectus are passed upon by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, that counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering.

The financial statement of Ferguson Enterprises Inc. as of July 31, 2024, incorporated by reference in this prospectus has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Ferguson plc as of July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, and for the years ended July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the effectiveness of Ferguson plc’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Ferguson plc for the period ended July 31, 2022, incorporated by reference in this prospectus by reference to Ferguson Enterprises Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2024, have been audited by Deloitte LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.