Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (1972Y)

TIDMMRW TIDM0H7D

RNS Number : 1972Y

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

01 March 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 
  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                                     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)                                    Deutsche Bank AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   24/02/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      28/02/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 8% 
  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   103,202,452               103,202,452            95,105,727       95,105,727   0              4.07%      0 
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 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             Conversion                          rights that        rights 
                             (xiii)           Period (xiv)                        may 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 
 financial          price                date              Conversion          rights              rights (xix, 
 instrument                              (xvii)            period              instrument          xx) 
                                                           (xviii)             refers to 
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                                                                                                  Nominal        Delta 
--------------    --------------------                   -------------------                     -------------  ------------------ 
 Swaps                                   11-Oct-21                             90,676,888         3.88%          3.88% 
  OTC Call                                                                                         0.03%          0.03% 
   Options                                28-Apr-17                             783,203 
----------------  -------  -----------  ---------------  ------  -----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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  186,565,818                                                                   7.99% 
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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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   Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 7.99% 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Corinna Chan 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  02075450770 
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