3rd Nov 2005 14:56
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC03 November 2005 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc3 November 2005 We have received the following notification from Brandes Investment Partners LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 31, 2005, Brandes Investment Partners L.P. ("Brandes") was interested for purposes of the Act in approximately 14.03% 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 October 31 2005, Brandes was interested for purposes of the Act in 372,263,113 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 340 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. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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