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Morgan StanleyAnnouncement

01/12/2015 09:41

RNS Number : 5325H
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC
01 December 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
W M 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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):
Refer to Section 13
x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Morgan Stanley
(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
26.11.2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
30.11.2015 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
3%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect

Below 3%
Below 3%
11,225,259
11,225,259

0.48%

GB0006043169

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Right of Recall over a securities lending agreement
N/A
N/A
22,202,744
0.95%
Depositary Receipt
N/A
N/A
5,050
0.00%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A
07/10/2016
N/A
212,600
Nominal
Delta
Equity Swap 
(Cash Settled)
N/A
0.01%
Equity Swap 
(Cash Settled)
N/A
11/08/2017
N/A
30,000
N/A
0.00%
Equity Swap 
(Cash Settled)
N/A
30/05/2017
N/A
11,112,567
N/A
0.48%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
05/01/2018
N/A
18,013
N/A
0.00%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
10/12/2018
N/A
8,666,629
N/A
0.37%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
13/11/2017
N/A
1,002,000
N/A
0.04%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
09/11/2017
N/A
4,643,900
N/A
0.20%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
30/09/2016
N/A
112,475
N/A
0.00%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
23/11/2017
N/A
865,800
N/A
0.04%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
30/10/2017
N/A
1,566,292
N/A
0.07%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
07/03/2016
N/A
6,512,000
N/A
0.28%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
15/01/2018
N/A
2,929,159
N/A
0.13%
Equity Swap
(Cash Settled)
N/A
12/01/2016
N/A
7,345,853
N/A
0.31%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
78,450,341
3.36%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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


13. Additional information:
This Notification has been made pursuant to the enactment of Directive 2013/50/EC into national law.
Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 11,225,259 (0.48%) of these are the result of a stock borrowing agreement.
14. Contact name:
Craig Horsley
15. Contact telephone number:
0141 245 7736



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