10th Mar 2006 16:50
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC10 March 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: 78,005,553 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Morrison WM Supermarkets plc Schedule A As of 3 March 2006 Number of Percent of Shares outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 78,005,553 2.934% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,483,968 0.206% • Capital International Limited 67,159,021 2.526% • Capital International S.A. 4,638,912 0.174% • Capital International, Inc. 723,652 0.027% Schedule B Schedule of holdings in Morrison WM Supermarkets plc As of 3 March 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 948,600Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondonEC3V 9BY Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited 12,000Level 36 World Trade CentreJamison StreetSydneyNSW 2000Australia Chase Nominees Limited 2,608,468Woolgate 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 5,483,968 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,279,717Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon, E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 15,673,641Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 5,207,281c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 11,709,043Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 783,7005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 223,10059 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 0HH Barclays Bank 364,400Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Citibank London 1,937,30111 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8UK Morgan Guaranty 648,80083 Pall MallLondon SW1Y 5ESUK Nortrust Nominees 10,938,852155 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. 8,659,852 National Westminster Bank 238,100 Lloyds Bank 185,900Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank 120,965 Citibank NA 55,500Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 2,371,99823 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AXUnited Kingdom Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 142,600Australia HSBC Bank Plc 2,365,271Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 311,100London BranchLondonUnited Kingdom Northern Trust AVFC 560,900South Africa KAS UK 185,400Kass associatePO Box 1781000 AD Amsterdam Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 692,800150 Buchanan StreetGlasgow G1 2DYUnited Kingdom Bank One London 818,800 Clydesdale Bank plc 133,500 JP Morgan Chase Bank 36,700 Total 67,159,021 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 25,600Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 1,171,901Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 113,2005 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R 0E, United Kingdom NorTrust Nominees 25,200155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XSUnited Kingdom Morgan Stanley 29,900 Royal Bank of Scotland 158,000Regents House, 42, Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XLUK JP Morgan 2,369,911 National Westminster Bank 106,400 Lloyds Bank 67,700Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank NA 99,000Toronto HSBC Bank plc 472,100Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Total 4,638,912 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:
MRW.L