Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (7020E)

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RNS Number : 7020E

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

20 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                    WM Morrison Supermarkets 
  the underlying issuer                                                     plc 
  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)                                    Morgan Stanley (Institutional 
  subject to the                                                Securities Group and Global 
  notification obligation:                                          Wealth Management) 
  (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                                             15.07.2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                19.07.2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                        3% 
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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 
  of              to the triggering          triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number        Number       Number         Number of                % of voting 
                  of            of           of shares      voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares        Voting                      rights 
                                Rights 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct         Direct        Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                            (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 
                                               Below          Below                 Below 
 GB0006043169     1,811,009    1,811,009         3%             3%                    3% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration                 Exercise/      Number of voting         % of voting 
  financial       date (xiii)               Conversion      rights that              rights 
  instrument                                Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                            acquired if 
                                                            the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/ 
                                                            converted. 
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                                                                                    Below 3% 
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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     % of voting 
  financial      price         date         Conversion     voting         rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)       period         rights         xx) 
                                            (xviii)        instrument 
                                                           refers to 
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                                                                              Nominal           Delta 
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                                                                                                Below 
                                                                                                  3% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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   Below 3%                                                  Below 3% 
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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:                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                        N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                            Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                              0141 245 7736 
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