Indicative Results of Cash Tender Offer

 

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RNS Number : 3975P 
Lewis(John) PLC 
15 July 2010 
 

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15 July 2010 
                                 JOHN LEWIS PLC 
                    INDICATIVE RESULTS OF CASH TENDER OFFER 
John Lewis plc (the Offeror) announces the indicative results of its invitation 
to the holders of its outstanding GBP300,000,000 6.375 per cent. Bonds due 2012 
(ISIN: XS0127953353) (the Bonds) to tender their Bonds for purchase by the 
Offeror for cash (the Offer). 
The Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the 
tender offer memorandum dated 5 July 2010 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared 
by the Offeror in connection with the Offer.  Capitalised terms used but not 
otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in 
the Tender Offer Memorandum. 
As at the Expiration Deadline of 5.00 p.m. (London time) on Wednesday, 14 July 
2010, the Offeror had received valid tenders for approximately GBP218,292,000 in 
aggregate nominal amount of Bonds, of which GBP157,996,000 in aggregate nominal 
amount of Bonds were tendered pursuant to valid Tender and New Issue Allocation 
Instructions.  The Offeror has decided to increase the Maximum Acceptance Amount 
to GBP157,996,000 and accordingly it will accept (subject to satisfaction of the 
New Financing Condition described below) all Bonds tendered pursuant to valid 
Tender and New Issue Allocation Instructions.  There will not be any pro rata 
scaling of the Bonds accepted pursuant to valid Tender and New Issue Allocation 
Instructions.  No Bonds tendered pursuant to Tender Only Instructions will be 
accepted by the Offeror. 
Pricing will take place at or around 2.00 p.m. (London time) on Thursday, 15 
July 2010.  As soon as reasonably practicable after the Pricing Time, the 
Offeror will announce (i) the Benchmark Security Rate, Purchase Yield and 
Purchase Price, and (ii) the final aggregate nominal amount of Bonds that will 
remain outstanding after the Tender Offer Settlement Date (subject to 
satisfaction of the New Financing Condition). 
The Tender Offer Settlement Date and the New Issue Settlement Date are both 
expected to be on Wednesday, 21 July 2010.  Purchases of Bonds under the Offer 
are conditional upon satisfaction of the New Financing Condition, being the 
successful completion (in the determination of the Offeror) of the issue of the 
New Bonds, as further described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. 
Barclays Bank PLC and HSBC Bank plc are acting as Dealer Managers for this 
Offer.  Lucid Issuer Services Limited is acting as Tender Agent.  For detailed 
terms of the Offer please refer to the Tender Offer Memorandum. 
                              THE DEALER MANAGERS 
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|        Barclays Bank PLC          |          HSBC Bank plc            | 
|      5 The North Colonnade        |          8 Canada Square          | 
|           Canary Wharf            |          London E14 5HQ           | 
|          London E14 4BB           |          United Kingdom           | 
|          United Kingdom           |                                   | 
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|  For information by telephone:    |  For information by telephone:    | 
|       [phone]        |       [phone]        | 
|  Attention: Liability Management  |  Attention: Liability Management  | 
|              Group                |              Group                | 
|     Email: [e-mail]       |              Email:               | 
|                                   | [e-mail]   | 
|                                   |                                   | 
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|                           THE TENDER AGENT                            | 
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|                    Lucid Issuer Services Limited                      | 
|                              Leroy House                              | 
|                            436 Essex Road                             | 
|                            London N1 3QP                              | 
|                            United Kingdom                             | 
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|                    For information by telephone:                      | 
|                         [phone]                          | 
|              Attention: Lee Pellicci and David Shilson                | 
|                    Email: [e-mail]                      | 
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DISCLAIMER 
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. 
No offer or invitation to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this 
announcement.  The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer 
Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.  Persons into 
whose possession this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are 
required by each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to 
inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. 
 
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