9th Feb 2006 11:45
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC09 February 2006 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 Companies,Inc. 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 of2,658,789,000 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 International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company, 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 (2,658,789,000 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 93,711,615 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Morrison WM Supermarkets plcSchedule AAs of 3 February 2006 Number of Percent of Shares outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 93,711,615 3.525% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,504,201 0.207% • Capital International Limited 78,836,250 2.965% • Capital International S.A. 8,647,512 0.325% • Capital International, Inc. 723,652 0.027% Schedule B Schedule of holdings in Morrison WM Supermarkets plc As of 26 January 2006 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local shares State Street Nominees Ltd 80,300Canary Wharf27th Floor1 Canada SquareLondonE14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 952,200Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondonEC3V 9BY Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited 12,000Level 36 World Trade CentreJamison StreetSydneyNSW 2000Australia Chase Nominees Limited 2,625,101Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondonEC2P 2HD BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 122,7001, Appold StreetBroadgateLondonEC2A 2HE Midland Bank Plc 86,2005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0EUnited Kingdom Cede & Co. 46,80055 Water Street,New YorkNY 10006 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 3,500 Bankers Trust 7,30059 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondonSE1 0HH Nortrust Nominees 1,375,400155 BishopsgateLondonEC2M 3XS Royal Bank Of Scotland 4,700Regents House42, Islington High Street,LondonN1 8XL. MSS Nominees Ltd 24,500Midland Bank PlcMariner House, PepysLondonEC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co. 26,800 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 9,70067 Lombard StreetLondonEC3 3DL Deutsche Bank AG 4,00023 Great Winchester StreetLondonEC2P 2AX ROY Nominess Limited 3,70071N Queen Victoria Street,LondonEC4V 4DE Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 84,900150 Buchanan StreetGlasgowG1 2DY HSBC 4,2002 Leboh Ampang50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia JP Morgan Chase Bank 30,200 Total 5,504,201 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,489,817Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon, E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 18,223,441Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 5,948,081c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 15,082,243Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 895,3005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 513,20059 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 0HH Barclays Bank 485,300Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Citibank London 1,977,40111 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8UK Morgan Guaranty 773,00083 Pall MallLondon SW1Y 5ESUK Nortrust Nominees 13,030,852155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 1,151,100Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK MSS Nominees Limited 362,700Midland Bank plcMariner House, PepysLondon EC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co. 8,938,052 National Westminster Bank 238,100 Lloyds Bank 185,900Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank 120,965 Citibank NA 119,800Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 2,822,89823 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AXUnited Kingdom Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 319,700Australia HSBC Bank Plc 2,843,700Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 321,700London BranchLondonUnited Kingdom Northern Trust AVFC 560,900South Africa KAS UK 283,600Kass associatePO Box 1781000 AD Amsterdam Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 692,800150 Buchanan StreetGlasgow G1 2DYUnited Kingdom Bank One London 907,600 Clydesdale Bank plc 467,600 JP Morgan Chase Bank 80,500 Total 78,836,250 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 62,100Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 1,641,501Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 190,4005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom NorTrust Nominees 65,800155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Morgan Stanley 64,500 Royal Bank of Scotland 158,000Regents House, 42, Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK JP Morgan 5,571,911 National Westminster Bank 106,400 Lloyds Bank 67,700Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank NA 99,000Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 148,10023 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AXUnited Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 472,100Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Total 8,647,512 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 46,500Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondonEC3V 9BY NorTrust Nominees 523,058155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 154,094Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Total 723,652 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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