30th Jun 2005 16:32
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC30 June 2005 Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC We have received the following notification from Capital Group:- Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group CompaniesInc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously.For a description of our organisation, please visit our Web site atwww.capgroup.com. For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of2,658,510,000 shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of therelevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe thisoutstanding share balance is current; however, if this number is not accurate,please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions tothis Notification. Section 198 Notification - Notification of Decrease This notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of itsaffiliates, including Capital International Inc., Capital International S.A.,Capital Guardian Trust Company,and Capital International Limited, pursuant toSection 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share Capital indicated below arises by virtue ofholdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form partof funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share Capital to which this relates: Ordinary shares (2,658,510,000 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 128,989,875 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Morrison WM Supermarkets plcSchedule AAs of 22 June 2005 Number of Percent of Shares outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 128,989,875 4.852% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,468,003 0.206% • Capital International Limited 92,574,055 3.482% • Capital International S.A. 23,469,958 0.883% • Capital International, Inc. 7,477,859 0.281% Schedule B Schedule of holdings in Morrison WM Supermarkets plc As of 22 June 2005 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local shares State Street Nominees Ltd 80,300Canary Wharf27th Floor1 Canada SquareLondonE14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 1,053,300Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondonEC3V 9BY Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited 12,000Level 36 World Trade CentreJamison StreetSydneyNSW 2000Australia Chase Nominees Limited 2,502,803Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondonEC2P 2HD BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 122,7001, Appold StreetBroadgateLondonEC2A 2HE Midland Bank Plc 115,7005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0EUnited Kingdom Cede & Co. 87,60055 Water Street,New YorkNY 10006 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 3,500 Bankers Trust 7,30059 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondonSE1 0HH Nortrust Nominees 1,199,400155 BishopsgateLondonEC2M 3XS Royal Bank Of Scotland 12,900Regents House42, Islington High Street,LondonN1 8XL. MSS Nominees Ltd 24,500Midland Bank PlcMariner House, PepysLondonEC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co. 23,500 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 9,70067 Lombard StreetLondonEC3 3DL Deutsche Bank AG 4,00023 Great Winchester StreetLondonEC2P 2AX ROY Nominess Limited 10,00071N Queen Victoria Street,LondonEC4V 4DE Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 164,400150 Buchanan StreetGlasgowG1 2DY HSBC 4,2002 Leboh Ampang50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia JP Morgan Chase Bank 30,200 Total 5,468,003 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,570,617Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon, E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 19,832,741Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 6,244,212c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 17,023,943Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 994,2005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 1,327,60059 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 0HH Barclays Bank 820,800Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Citibank London 2,351,70111 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8UK Morgan Guaranty 773,00083 Pall MallLondon SW1Y 5ESUK Nortrust Nominees 15,763,452155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 3,615,200Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK MSS Nominees Limited 596,100Midland Bank plcMariner House, PepysLondon EC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co. 7,272,952 National Westminster Bank 483,500 Lloyds Bank 279,300Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank 120,965 Citibank NA 171,900Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 4,305,67223 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AXUnited Kingdom Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 492,900Australia HSBC Bank Plc 2,899,000Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 1,140,500London BranchLondonUnited Kingdom Northern Trust AVFC 511,800South Africa KAS UK 401,900Kass associatePO Box 1781000 AD Amsterdam Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 692,800150 Buchanan StreetGlasgow G1 2DYUnited Kingdom Bank One London 943,900Clydesdale Bank plc 686,700 JP Morgan Chase Bank 256,700 Total 92,574,055 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 130,100Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 171,400Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 6,553,936Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Credit Suisse London Branch 132,60024 BishopsgateLondon EC2N 4BQUK Midland Bank plc 1,572,3005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom Barclays Bank 954,700Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Pictet & Cie, Geneva 163,300 Citibank London 119,70011 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8UK Brown Bros. 341,000One Mellon Bank CenterPittsburgh, PA 15258 NorTrust Nominees 117,200155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Morgan Stanley 127,100 Royal Bank of Scotland 658,800Regents House, 42, Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK JP Morgan 9,512,322 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 158,700 National Westminster Bank 228,400 Lloyds Bank 154,400Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street RBSTB Nominees Ltd 508,90067 Lombard StreetLondon EC3 3DLUnited Kingdom Citibank NA 68,200Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 268,00023 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AXUnited Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 1,418,300Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA HSBC 110,6002 Leboh Ampang50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Total 23,469,958 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,490,000Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 119,465Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondonEC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 168,200Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 401,7005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom Brown Bros. 417,600One Mellon Bank CenterPittsburgh, PA 15258 NorTrust Nominees 763,200155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 405,900Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK Sumitomo Trust & Banking 143,500Fiduciary & Securities Business Dept1-5 Nihonbashi - Honcho 4-chomeCho-ku, Tokyo 103 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 89,00067 Lombard StreetLondon EC3 3DLUnited Kingdom State Street Australia Ltd 142,000Australia HSBC Bank plc 456,294Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA JP Morgan Chase Bank 881,000 Total 7,477,859 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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