Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (8062H)

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RNS Number : 8062H

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

22 August 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 
  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                                   17/08/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      19/08/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 10% 
  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   130,488,881                 130,488,881       120,749,005       120,749,005   0              5.17%      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 instrument               rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)           period          refers to                       xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                 Nominal        Delta 
--------------    -----------  -----------      --------------                                  -------------  ------------------ 
 Swaps                          15-May-18                        111,158,368                     4.76%          4.76% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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  231,907,373                                                     9.93% 
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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 - 9.93% 
 
 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:                                              Stacy Otieno 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  02075476268 
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