Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (4529I)

TIDMMRW

RNS Number : 4529I

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

25 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                      Sedol 0604316 GB 
  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                                        þ 
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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                 Majedie Asset Management Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                         Majedie UK Equity Fund 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                      Majedie Asset Management UK Equity 
                                                                  Fund 
                                                   Majedie UK Smaller Companies Fund 
                                                 Majedie Asset Management Tortoise Fund 
                                                         Majedie Tortoise Fund 
                                                         Majedie UK Focus Fund 
                                                      Majedie Institutional Trust 
                                                          Segregated accounts 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                         23 March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           25 March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                           Above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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     115,796,018        115,796,018                              117,669,374                      5.04% 
                ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 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           Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting              % of voting rights 
 financial          price           date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
----------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 117,669,374                                                     5.04% 
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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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                                           Majedie Asset Management Limited is 
  13. Additional information:               a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests 
                                            funds on behalf of its clients on 
                                            a segregated basis as well as through 
                                            sub-funds of its pooled vehicles, 
                                            Majedie Asset Management Investment 
                                            Fund Company and Majedie Asset Management 
                                            (International) Investment Fund Company 
                                            Plc. 
                                            It is also the manager of the Majedie 
                                            Institutional Trust. 
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 14. Contact name:                         James Tanqueray 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7618 3949 
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