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Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC01 June 2005 SECTION 134 COMPANIES ACT 1989 We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act"), as amended by Section 134 of the Companies Act 1989, that: i. at the close of business on May 30, 2005, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") was interested for purposes of the Act in approximately 10.2% of William Morrison Supermarkets Plc ordinary shares as defined in section 198 (2) of the Act, of William Morrison Supermarkets Plc; ii. at the close of business on May 30, 2005, Brandes was interested for purposes of the Act in 271,278,324 ordinary shares as defined in section 198 (2) of the Act, of William Morrison Supermarkets Plc (the "Relevant Shares "); iii. the registered holders of all of the Relevant Shares in which Brandes has an interest for purposes of the Act are approximately 335 custodian banks unaffiliated with Brandes; iv. none of the shares referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) are shares in which Brandes is interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the Act. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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