TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc |
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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 similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
X |
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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) subject to the |
Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
20.06.2017 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
22.06.2017 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
5%* |
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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 of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB0006043169 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.00% |
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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 |
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Depositary Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
20,795 |
0.001% |
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Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
N/A |
N/A |
34,353,784 |
1.47% |
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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 financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
31.07.2017 |
N/A |
11,439,021 |
N/A |
0.49% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
07.08.2017 |
N/A |
8,100,000 |
N/A |
0.35% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
15.01.2018 |
N/A |
16,908,935 |
N/A |
0.72% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
22.01.2018 |
N/A |
7,903,000 |
N/A |
0.34% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
12.02.2018 |
N/A |
4,799,281 |
N/A |
0.21% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
09.03.2018 |
N/A |
175,221 |
N/A |
0.01% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
20.04.2018 |
N/A |
594,000 |
N/A |
0.03% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
03.04.2019 |
N/A |
4,043,175 |
N/A |
0.17% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
12.04.2019 |
N/A |
100,000 |
N/A |
0.004% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
18.11.2019 |
N/A |
214,459 |
N/A |
0.01% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
16.06.2020 |
N/A |
3,105,000 |
N/A |
0.13% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
05.10.2021 |
N/A |
538,270 |
N/A |
0.02% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
21.12.2021 |
N/A |
25,408,663 |
N/A |
1.09% |
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Equity Swap |
N/A |
16.05.2022 |
N/A |
5,342,524 |
N/A |
0.23% |
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Compound Option (Cash Settled) |
N/A |
05.09.2017 |
N/A |
10,580 |
N/A |
0.0005% |
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Compound Option (Cash Settled) |
N/A |
09.11.2017 |
N/A |
23,399 |
N/A |
0.001% |
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Compound Option (Cash Settled) |
N/A |
28.09.2017 |
N/A |
43,548 |
N/A |
0.002% |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
123,123,655 |
5.27% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is a direct holder of 71,296,004 voting rights (3.05%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 123,046,128 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC, c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 123,046,128 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
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Morgan Stanley's total holding in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc remains above the 5.00% threshold previously disclosed however, this notification is being made on the basis that Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has crossed a relevant threshold in its own right. |
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14. Contact name: |
Craig Horsley |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 141 245-7736 |
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