6th Apr 2009 16:00
John Lewis plc - Bond Issue - Publication of Prospectus
RNS Number: 332582
John Lewis plc
6 April 2009
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JOHN LEWIS PLC ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS
6 April 2009
John Lewis plc (the "Company"), the owner of Waitrose supermarkets and John Lewis department stores, has entered into a subscription agreement with Barclays Bank PLC and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting as the joint lead managers and joint book runners and with HSBC Bank plc, acting as the co-lead manager, in connection with the issue of £275 million 8.375 per cent. bonds due 2019 (the "Bonds") and the UK Listing Authority has approved the prospectus (the "Prospectus") relating to the Bonds today.
The Company anticipates that the Bonds will be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market on 9 April 2009.
Any application for or purchase of the Bonds should only be made on the basis of the Information contained in the Prospectus, which will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
UK Listing Authority
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North ColonnadeCanary Wharf
E14 5HS
Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7066 1000
The Prospectus will also be available for viewing on the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange at www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricenews/marketnews/ and at www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2192Q_-2009-4-6.pdf ENDS
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
George Cazenove
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Telephone: 020 7282 2870
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