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 | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |||
Other (please specify): | | | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 07.02.2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 09.02.2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 4% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB0006043169 |
1,233,726
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1,233,726
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1,611,469
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1,611,469 | |
0.07% | | ||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | |||||||||||
Depositary Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
17,820 |
0.00% | |||||||||||
Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
N/A |
N/A |
33,650,868
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1.44% | |||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| | | | | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 07.03.2017 | N/A | 1,723,500 | N/A | 0.07% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 31.07.2017 | N/A | 11,439,021 | N/A | 0.49% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 30.10.2017 | N/A | 184,278 | N/A | 0.01% | |||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights
| Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
93,566,085
| 4.01% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder:
| N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
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Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 1,611,469 (0.07%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.
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14. Contact name: | Craig Horsley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 | |