Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Jul 7, 2021

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Form 8.3 - WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	06 JULY 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	YES / NO / N/A If YES, specify which:

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:		10p ordinary
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	18,973,894	0.79%	16,005,335	0.66%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		14,785,450	0.61%	5,036,815	0.21%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	33,759,344	1.40%	21,042,150	0.87%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,173	2.6655 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,498	2.6637 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,760	2.6650 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,894	2.6717 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,745	2.6670 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,389	2.6703 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,448	2.6699 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,301	2.6694 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,796	2.6667 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,200	2.6676 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,118	2.6695 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,772	2.6693 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,248	2.6720 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	19,116	2.6684 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,522	2.6671 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,909	2.6640 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,694	2.6677 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,376	2.6681 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35,243	2.6723 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	37,334	2.6691 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	37,940	2.6682 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	44,964	2.6686 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	47,403	2.6601 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,666	2.6690 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	71,984	2.6672 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	75,258	2.6600 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	76,083	2.6674 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	157,008	2.6700 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	175,757	2.6638 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	368,757	2.6613 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	371,356	2.6685 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	458,492	2.6642 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,837,597	2.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	922	2.6720 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,003	2.6750 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,760	2.6650 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,880	2.6666 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,243	2.6664 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,159	2.6670 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,242	2.6656 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,307	2.6690 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,460	2.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,118	2.6695 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,042	2.6626 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,675	2.6700 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,843	2.6655 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,613	2.6600 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,065	2.6661 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	24,361	2.6668 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,281	2.6645 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,706	2.6673 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,104	2.6689 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	41,732	2.6669 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56,617	2.6665 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56,970	2.6658 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	57,592	2.6630 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	64,587	2.6677 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	112,793	2.6654 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	135,758	2.6621 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	451,634	2.6657 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	488,120	2.6632 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,045,830	2.6637 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,416	2.6656 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	9,042	2.6626 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	10,000	2.6717 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	25,281	2.6645 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	27,105	2.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	54,158	2.6690 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	83,222	2.6676 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	200,744	2.6653 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	268,189	2.6622 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	345,405	2.6647 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,147	2.6693 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1,498	2.6637 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,389	2.6703 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,301	2.6694 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,796	2.6667 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	16,198	2.6720 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	18,595	2.6691 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	22,221	2.6681 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	35,243	2.6723 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	72,793	2.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	175,757	2.6638 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	211,806	2.6679 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	272,676	2.6692 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	458,492	2.6642 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	YES

Date of disclosure:	7 JULY 2021
Contact name:	Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number*:	020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit
security		varying etc	to which
			option
			relates
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	291,758	1.9224	European	19 Aug 2021
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	492,529	1.8728	European	8 Sep 2021
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	591,982	1.9075	European	25 Aug 2021
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	591,982	1.9044	European	1 Sep 2021
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	639,341	1.9121	European	11 Aug 2021
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	878,792	1.8790	European	14 Sep 2021

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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