Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7270I)

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RNS Number : 7270I

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

21 June 2017

21 June 2017

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

(the "Company")

Notification of Dealings in the Company's shares by Directors

The Company announces the following dealings in the Company's ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs').

On 20 June 2017, Trevor Strain received 152,903 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company upon their release from an award granted under the rules of the Wm Morrison Supermarkets Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') on 20 June 2014.

These share awards are after settlement of income tax and employee's national insurance contributions.

The share price on release was 247.30 pence per share.

Trevor Strain's total shareholding following this purchase is 277,245 Shares.

The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below.

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

   Andrew Kasoulis - Investor Relations                                    07785 343515 
   Julian Bailey - Media Relations                                              07969 061092 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                   Trevor Strain 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status        Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification   Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                   Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 
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 b)   LEI                    213800IN6LSRGTZSOS29 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
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 a)   Description              Ordinary 10p Shares 
       of the financial 
       instrument,              ISIN: GB0006043169 
       type of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of                Release from an award granted 
       the transaction          under the rules of the Wm Morrison 
                                Supermarkets Long Term Incentive 
                                Plan after settlement of income 
                                tax and employee's national 
                                insurance contributions 
---  -----------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and               Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                 ---------  ---------- 
                                  247.30p    152,903 
                                 ---------  ---------- 
---  -----------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated                 Aggregate    Aggregate   Aggregate 
       information                 Price        Volume      Total 
       - Aggregated              -----------  ----------  ----------- 
       volume                     247.30 
       - Price                     p           152,903     378,129.12 
                                 -----------  ----------  ----------- 
---  -----------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the              20 June 2017 
       transaction 
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 f)   Place of the             XLON 
       transaction 
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