Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

WM Morrison Supermarkets plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

13.01.2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17.01.2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0006043169

342,755

342,755

344,555

344,555

0.01%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Depositary Receipt

N/A

N/A

10,315

0.00%

Right of recall over securities lending agreements

N/A

N/A

35,392,486

1.52%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Equity Swap

N/A

07.03.2017

N/A

1,723,500

N/A

0.07%

Equity Swap

N/A

31.07.2017

N/A

11,439,021

N/A

0.49%

Equity Swap

N/A

30.10.2017

N/A

184,278

N/A

0.01%

Equity Swap

N/A

15.01.2018

N/A

17,338,516

N/A

0.74%

Equity Swap

N/A

20.04.2018

N/A

532,800

N/A

0.02%

Equity Swap

N/A

18.11.2019

N/A

214,459

N/A

0.01%

Equity Swap

N/A

05.10.2021

N/A

538,270

N/A

0.02%

Equity Swap

N/A

21.12.2021

N/A

25,408,663

N/A

1.09%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

93,126,863

3.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 344,555 (0.01%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.

14. Contact name:

Wilma Fairholm

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 141 245-7218