26th May 2006 14:44
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC26 May 2006 Wm Morrison Supermarkets PlcMay 26, 2006 We have received the following notification from Artisan Partners LimitedPartnership ----------------------------------------------------------- Artisan Partners We hereby notify you in fulfilment of the obligation of disclosure imposed bythe provisions of Sections 198 et seq., Part IV of the Companies Act (1985) (the"Act"), that: (a) As of May 25, 2006, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, was interested in aggregate, for the purpose of the Act, in 74,622,059 ordinary shares ("APLP shares") compromised in the relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (the "Company"). Of the APLP Shares, Artisan International Fund was interested in 41,669,098 ordinary shares ("Fund Shares"), (collectively the APLP Shares and the Fund Shares are the "Relevant Shares"). (b) We believe that the Relevant Shares represented approximately 2.79% of the total issued share capital of the Company as of May 25, 2006. (c) So far as we are aware at the date of this notice, the registered holders of the APLP Shares are as follows: Nominees Shares State Street Nominees Limited 52,364,045 Mellon Trust 11,285,300 Northern Trust Nominees Limited 6,286,486 Wells Fargo International 1,666,445 The Bank of New York Nominees Limited 919,248 CIBC Mellon 742,853 Investors Bank and Trust 715,412 Fifth Third 383,133 Chase Nominees Limited 259,137 Of the 52,364,045 shares held by the State Street Nominees Limited, 41,669,098 are the Fund Shares. (d) In addition, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, and Carlene M. Ziegler have a notifiable interest in the Relevant Shares by virtue of Section 203(3) of the Act; (e) So far as we are aware as at the date of this notice, none of the Relevant Shares comprise an interesting falling within Section 208(5) of the Act. (f) This notification is given in fulfilment of the obligations of each of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler, and Artisan International fund under the requirements of the Act and their addresses are as stated at the foot of this letter. This notice constitutes separate notifications that have been combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency; it is not intended to indicate that any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. (g) If you have any questions in relation to the contents of this notification, please contact Graeme Baldwin at Herbert Smith LLP on +44 (0)20 7466 2751 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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