12th Oct 2005 15:36
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC12 October 2005 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc12 October 2005 We have received the following notification from Zurich Financial Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 198 Companies Act 1985 In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, on behalf of ZurichFinancial Services and its Group, we would inform you of a notifiable interestin the shares in your company, which are held as detailed on the schedule. The material interest is 3.05%. Registered Owner Beneficial Owner Account BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch 2199518260 504,072Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 03449 1,775,000Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 02891 63,056,002Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 35822 54,620Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 11121 42,882Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 07205 2,987,605Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 21688 2,864,599Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Assurance Ltd 02642 2,434,558Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Financial Services UK (ES) Executives Pension Scheme 07199 370,533Littledown Nominees Ltd Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme 07207 5,634,619BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd Zurich Insurance Company, UK Branch 219064 840,078William & Glynis (Isle of Man) Zurich International Life Ltd 301780 300,000Nominees Ltd 80,864,568 Notes For the purposes of holding equities: Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiary ZurichAssurance Ltd. Littledown Nominees Ltd is also a nominee for Zurich FinancialServices UK (ES) Executives' Pension Scheme for which the trustee is Eagle StarExecutives' Pension Trustee Limited which is a ZFS Group subsidiary. BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: ZurichInsurance company, UK Branch, Zurich Vida, Compania de seguros y Reaseguros, SAand Zurich Espana, Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, SA. MSS Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries Zurich AssuranceLtd and Allied Dunbar Assurance Plc. Williams & glyns (Isle Of Man) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for ZFS Groupsubsidiary Zurich International Life Limited. Vidacos Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Eagle StarLife Assurance Company of Ireland Ltd, Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited, ZurichInvestment Life SpA and Zurich Life Assurance Italia SpA. Chase Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Zurich AustraliaLtd, Zurich Lebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland), Zurich Australian InsuranceLimited. Chase Nominees Ltd and Littledown Nominees Ltd are also nominees for ZurichFinancial Services UK Pension Scheme for which the trustee is Zurich FinancialServices UK Pension Trustee Limited which is a ZFS Group subsidiary. ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland. This notification is made on behalf of: Zurich financial Services, The ultimate holding company of the followingentities: Zurich Group Holding, Zurich Versicherungs-Gessellschaft Niederlassung furDeutscheland, Assuricum AG, Zurich Lebensversicherungs-GesellschaftNiederlassung fur Deutschland, Zurich Vida, Compania de Seguros y reasaguros,SA, Zurich Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft (Deutschland), ZurichLebensversicherungs AG (Deutschland), Zurigo Compagnia di Assicurazioni SARappresentanza Generale per l'Italia, Zurich Investment Life SpA, Zurich LifeInsurance Italia SpA, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited, ZurichAustralia Insurance Limited, Zurich Australia Limited, Zurich Espana, Companiade Seguros y Reaseguros SA, Zurich Insurance Company UK Branch, Allied ZurichHoldings Limited, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Limited, Allied DunbarAssurance plc, Allied Dunbar International Assurance Ltd (Isle of Man), ZurichInternational Life Limited, Eagle Star Holdings Limited, Eagle Star GroupServices Limited, Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Limited, EagleStar Executives' Pension Trustee Limited, Zurich Assurance Ltd, Eagle Star LifeAssurance Company of Ireland Limited, Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited. The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short-termre-registration. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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