7th Aug 2006 09:44
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC07 August 2006 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 7 August 2006 We have received the following notification from Zurich Financial Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 198 Companies Act 1985 In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, on behalf of ZurichFinancial Services and its Group, we would inform you of a notifiable interestin the shares in your company, which are held as detailed on the schedule. Based on the total shares outstanding of 2,674,621,552 the material interest is3.04%. Registered Owner Beneficial Owner Account BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch n/a 504,072Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 03449 1,550,000Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 02891 63,725,902Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 35822 54,620Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 11121 42,882Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 07205 2,266,718Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 21688 1,487,875Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 02642 4,750,535Littledown Nominees Ltd The Trustees of the Eagle Star Executives 07199 183,357 Pension Scheme TrustLittledown Nominees Ltd Eagle Star Staff Pension Scheme 07207 5,634,619BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch 219064 825,550William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Allied Dunbar International Fund Managers Ltd 301780 260,000Nominees Ltd 81,286,130 Notes For the purposes of holding equities: Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiary ZurichAssurance Ltd. Littledown Nominees Ltd is also a nominee for Zurich FinancialServices UK (ES) Executives' Pension Scheme for which the trustee is Eagle StarExecutives' Pension Trustee Limited which is a ZFS Group subsidiary. BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: ZurichInsurance company, UK Branch, Zurich Vida, Compania de seguros y Reaseguros, SAand Zurich Espana, Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, SA. MSS Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries Zurich AssuranceLtd and Allied Dunbar Assurance Plc. Williams & Glyns (Isle Of Man) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for ZFS Groupsubsidiary Zurich International Life Limited. Vidacos Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Eagle StarLife Assurance Company of Ireland Ltd, Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited, ZurichInvestment Life SpA and Zurich Life Assurance Italia SpA. Chase Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Zurich AustraliaLtd, Zurich Lebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland), Zurich Australian InsuranceLimited. Chase Nominees Ltd and Littledown Nominees Ltd are also nominees for ZurichFinancial Services UK Pension Scheme for which the trustee is Zurich FinancialServices UK Pension Trustee Limited which is a ZFS Group subsidiary. ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland. This notification is made on behalf of: Zurich financial Services, The ultimate holding company of the followingentities: Zurich Group Holding, Zurich Versicherungs-Gessellschaft Niederlassung furDeutscheland, Assuricum AG, Zurich Lebensversicherungs-GesellschaftNiederlassung fur Deutschland, Zurich Vida, Compania de Seguros y reasaguros,SA, Zurich Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft (Deutschland), ZurichLebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland), Zurigo Compagnia di Assicurazioni SARappresentanza Generale per l'Italia, Zurich Investment Life SpA, Zurich LifeInsurance Italia SpA, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited, ZurichAustralia Insurance Limited, Zurich Australia Limited, Zurich Espana, Companiade Seguros y Reaseguros SA, Zurich Insurance Company UK Branch, Allied ZurichHoldings Limited, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Limited, Allied DunbarAssurance plc, Allied Dunbar International Assurance Ltd (Isle of Man), ZurichInternational Life Limited, Eagle Star Holdings Limited, Eagle Star GroupServices Limited, Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Limited, EagleStar Executives' Pension Trustee Limited, Zurich Assurance Ltd, Eagle Star LifeAssurance Company of Ireland Limited, Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited. The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short-termre-registration. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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