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 | | |||
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 | X | |||
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 | 09.01.2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11.01.2017 | |||
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 | 546,288 | 546,288 | 1,635,368 | 1,635,368 | | 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 | 17,615 | 0.00% | |||||||||||
Right of recall over securities lending agreements | N/A | N/A | 35,762,840 | 1.53% | |||||||||||
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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 | 20.04.2018 | N/A | 532,800 | N/A | 0.02% | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
94,795,330 | 4.06% | ||||||||||||||
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:
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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, 1,635,368 (0.07%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.
Morgan Stanley's total holding in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc remains above the 4% threshold previously disclosed, however, this notification is being made on the basis that the holding in sections 8(b)+8(c) has crossed a relevant threshold in their own right at the component level. | |
14. Contact name: | Craig Horsley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 | |