Lewis(John) PLC Companies Court Confirmation of Capital Reduction (3913O)
November 07 2016 - 3:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3913O
Lewis(John) PLC
07 November 2016
7 November 2016
John Lewis PLC
("JL" or the "Company")
Confirmation of Reduction of Capital by the Companies Court
Further to the Company's announcement of 8 September 2016
relating to the Company's proposal to repay its 5% First Cumulative
Preference Stock (ISIN GB0005140404) and 7% Cumulative Preference
Stock (ISIN GB0005140628) (the "Preference Shares"), and its
subsequent announcement of 11 October 2016 confirming that the
requisite shareholder approval had been obtained, JL announces
that:
(i) the Companies Court confirmed the reduction of capital of
the Company at a hearing on 2 November 2016;
(ii) following registration of the Order of the Court and a
statement of capital with the Registrar of Companies, the reduction
of the Company's share capital became effective on 4 November 2016;
and
(iii) the listing of the Preference Shares on the Official List
of the UK Listing Authority and admission to trading on the Main
Market of the London Stock Exchange has been cancelled with effect
from 8:00 a.m. (London time) today.
Keith Hubber
Company Secretary
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