Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (6613W)

TIDMMRW

RNS Number : 6613W

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

13 February 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                                             08.02.2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                10.02.2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                        4% 
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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 
--------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                 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 
                                 ------------    ------------      ---------------  -------------             ----------- 
                 1,611,469        1,611,469       1,579,485         1,579,485                       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                17,980                       0.00% 
----------------  ---------------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
  Right of 
  recall 
  over 
  securities 
  lending 
  agreements                   N/A                     N/A               33,617,654                    1.44% 
----------------  ---------------------------  ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 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         31.07.2017          N/A             11,439,021            N/A               0.49% 
--------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 
 Equity Swap         N/A          15.01.2018         N/A             17,338,516            N/A               0.74% 
--------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         09.03.2018          N/A              175,221              N/A               0.01% 
--------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         20.04.2018          N/A              594,000              N/A               0.03% 
--------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         28.09.2018          N/A              670,000              N/A               0.03% 
--------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 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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 91,593,269                                                     3.92% 
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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:                               Of the total voting rights 
                                                            attached to shares in Section 
                                                            8A, 1,578,255 (0.07%) of 
                                                            these are the result of stock 
                                                            borrowing agreements. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            [phone] 
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