TIDMMRW

RNS Number : 4251S

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

07 July 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC 
  issuer                                                         Sedol: 0604316 GB 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                          Yes 
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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 
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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                  Majedie Asset Management Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                             Majedie UK Equity Fund 
                                                    Majedie Asset Management UK Equity 
                                                                   Fund 
                                                          Majedie Tortoise Fund 
                                                  Majedie Asset Management Tortoise Fund 
                                                          Majedie UK Focus Fund 
                                                       Majedie Institutional Trust 
                                                          Discretionary clients 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                          6 July 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                            7 July 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                            Below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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     Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                        transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number                 Number     Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of                of                    of          rights                     (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ---------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                         Direct     Direct         Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0006043169      116816051           116816051                                   115708692                   4.96% 
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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 
  instrument              date (xiii)       Conversion Period             rights that may             rights 
                                            (xiv)                         be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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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          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period           refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                                 Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           115708692                                                      4.96% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                  Majedie Asset Management Limited is 
  13. Additional information:                                      a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests 
                                                                   funds on behalf of its clients on 
                                                                   a segregated basis as well as through 
                                                                   sub-funds of its pooled vehicles, 
                                                                   Majedie Asset Management Investment 
                                                                   Fund Company and Majedie Asset Management 
                                                                   (International) Investment Fund Company 
                                                                   Plc. 
                                                                   It is also the manager of the Majedie 
                                                                   Institutional Trust. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Jo Mann 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    020 7618 3939 
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