29 August 2017

FERGUSON PLC

(THE "COMPANY")

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

Ferguson plc confirms that Alan Murray, Non Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of the Company, has resigned, and stepped down, as a member of the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG with effect from 28 August 2017.

For further information, please contact:

Graham Middlemiss

00 41 41 723 2230

Notes to editors

Ferguson plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors principally operating in North America and the UK. Revenue for the year ended 31 July 2016 was £14,430 million and trading profit was £917 million. Ferguson plc has about 39,000 employees, is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: FERG) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. In the USA the Company also operates a Level 1 ADR programme trading on OTCQX, the premier tier of the US over-the-counter market (Ticker: FERGY). For more information, please visit www.fergusonplc.com or follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ferguson_plc

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