Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (2958I)

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RNS Number : 2958I

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

24 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                           BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        20(th) March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          23(rd) March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                 Total holding has gone below 5% 
  or                                             Voting rights attached to shares holding 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        has gone below 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of              to the triggering                     transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number              Number    Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of                of                 of         rights                   (x) 
                  Shares            Voting             shares 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ------------------  --------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                       Direct    Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)          (xii) 
--------------  ---  ---  ------  ------  -----  ---  --------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 GB0006043169    128,975,994       128,975,994         N/A       N/A           N/A        N/A            Below 5% 
                ----------------  ------------------  --------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial         Expiration      Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument                date (xiii)     Conversion Period           rights that may             rights 
                                            (xiv)                       be 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting             % of voting rights 
  instrument           price        date (xvii)    Conversion     rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
                                                   period         refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                             N/A                          Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                              N/A         N/A 
--------------  ---  ---  ------  ------  -----  ---  -------   ----  ------  ---------      ----------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                                            Below 5% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:               BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
                                            Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         Gareth Slade 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 2536 
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