Ferguson plc notes the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the US. This gives rise to a beneficial impact on the Group's after tax earnings, principally due to the reduction of the US federal corporate income tax rate, effective 1 January 2018.

We estimate a Group effective tax rate of approximately 25% for the current financial year ending 31 July 2018, a reduction from previous guidance of 28%.

On an ongoing basis we expect the Group's effective tax rate to be in the range 21% to 22%.

Cash tax payable in each year is expected to reduce broadly in line with the income statement reductions. There will be no material one-off charges or credits as a result of the change in tax rate.

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