Adjustment of Conversion Price

RNS Number : 4241B

Sainsbury(J) PLC

06 June 2019

 

J Sainsbury plc announces adjustment of Conversion Price to holders of £250,000,000 Perpetual Subordinated Convertible Bonds

J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") hereby announces (the "Notice") to the holders of its £250,000,000 Perpetual Subordinated Convertible Bonds (ISIN: XS1268412993 / Common Code: 126841299) (the " Bonds").

Adjustment of Conversion Price

On 1^st May 2019, the Company announced that on 12^th July 2019 it would pay a final dividend of 7.9 pence per Ordinary Share to Shareholders on the register of members on the record date of 7^th June 2019.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bonds (the "Conditions"), notice is hereby given with respect to Condition 7(b)(iii)(A), which requires an adjustment to be made to the Conversion Price if the Company shall announce any Dividend to the Shareholders, provided that such adjustment (rounded down if applicable) would be equal to, or more than, 1 per cent of the Conversion Price then in effect.

The current Conversion Price is 307.9443 pence per Ordinary Share.

From and including 6^th June 2019, being the Effective Date, the Conversion Price will be adjusted to 292.9554 pence per Ordinary Share. All other Conditions of the Bonds remain unchanged.

Conversion Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch

Effective Date of Adjustment of Conversion Price

The adjustment to the Conversion Price will become effective on 6th June 2019.

Defined terms

Unless otherwise defined in this Notice, terms used in this Notice have the meanings given to them in the Conditions.

This announcement is given by:

J Sainsbury plc

33 Holborn

London

EC1N 2HT

Contacts

J Sainsbury plc
Natalie Shinton	Retail Treasurer	[e-mail]	[phone]
James Collins	Head of Investor Relations	[e-mail]	[phone]

 

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