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 | 07.11.2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 09.11.2016 | |||
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 | ||||||||||
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0 |
0 |
1,444,736 |
1,444,736 | |
0.06%
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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 | 13,250 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
Right of recall over securities lending agreement |
N/A |
N/A | 34,049,161 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
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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 | 25.11.2016 | N/A | 53,696 | N/A | 0.00% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 07.03.2017 | N/A | 5,781,500 | N/A | 0.25% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 31.07.2017 | N/A | 4,689,021 | N/A | 0.20% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 30.10.2017 | N/A | 184,278 | N/A | 0.01% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 15.01.2018 | N/A | 17,489,011 | N/A | 0.75% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 09.04.2018 | N/A | 1,705,569 | N/A | 0.07% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 20.04.2018 | N/A | 532,800 | N/A | 0.02% | ||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 28.09.2018 | N/A | 220,000 | 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 | 27,325,377 | N/A | 1.17% | ||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||
94,026,669 |
4.03% | |||||||||||||
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 | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | |
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Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 1,444,736 (0.06%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements | |
14. Contact name: |
Craig Horsley | |
15. Contact telephone number: |
0141 245 7736 | |