Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (0023U)

TIDMMRW

RNS Number : 0023U

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

12 January 2017

 
 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 
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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                                  X 
  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                                               09.01.2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  11.01.2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                 4%* 
  crossed 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 
  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) 
-------------    ------------    -----------    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 GB0006043169   546,288           546,288        1,635,368          1,635,368                    0.07% 
               ----------------  -------------  -----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 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. 
---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
 Depositary 
  Receipt                    N/A                     N/A               17,615                      0.00% 
---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
 Right of 
 recall 
 over 
 securities 
 lending 
 agreements                  N/A                     N/A             35,762,840                    1.53% 
---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 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 
  financial     price           date           Conversion       rights instrument    rights (xix, 
  instrument                    (xvii)         period           refers to            xx) 
                                               (xviii) 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                                                                      Nominal             Delta 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         07.03.2017         N/A             1,723,500           N/A               0.07% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         31.07.2017         N/A            11,439,021           N/A               0.49% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         30.10.2017         N/A              184,278            N/A               0.01% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         15.01.2018         N/A            17,338,516           N/A               0.74% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         20.04.2018         N/A              532,800            N/A               0.02% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         18.11.2019         N/A              214,459            N/A               0.01% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         05.10.2021         N/A              538,270            N/A               0.02% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         21.12.2021         N/A            25,408,663           N/A               1.09% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 94,795,330                                                     4.06% 
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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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                                                          Of the total voting rights 
  13. Additional information:                              attached to shares in Section 
                                                           8A, 1,635,368 (0.07%) of 
                                                           these are the result of stock 
                                                           borrowing agreements. 
 
                                                           Morgan Stanley's total holding 
                                                           in WM Morrison Supermarkets 
                                                           plc remains above the 4% 
                                                           threshold previously disclosed, 
                                                           however, this notification 
                                                           is being made on the basis 
                                                           that the holding in sections 
                                                           8(b)+8(c) has crossed a relevant 
                                                           threshold in their own right 
                                                           at the component level. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            [phone] 
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