FORM 8.3 - WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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 interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(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:	29 June 2021
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making	NO
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:	17,983,961	0.75%	16,437,972	0.68%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		14,334,883	0.59%	8,261,986	0.34%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	32,318,844	1.34%	24,699,958	1.02%

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	157	2.3310 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	301	2.3470 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,409	2.3300 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,364	2.3460 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,514	2.3365 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,000	2.3370 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,000	2.3369 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,426	2.3424 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,488	2.3522 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,511	2.3499 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,164	2.3405 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,700	2.3338 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,262	2.3374 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,744	2.3358 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	39,512	2.3351 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,233	2.3347 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	55,643	2.3543 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	57,444	2.3332 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,219	2.3355 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	132,092	2.3600 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	149,706	2.3490 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	305,906	2.3342 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	384,412	2.3410 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	750,000	2.3316 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	2.3366 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	157	2.3310 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	511	2.3470 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	915	2.3449 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,025	2.3500 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,046	2.3365 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,685	2.3490 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,780	2.3340 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,637	2.3343 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,706	2.3360 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,000	2.3370 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,528	2.3375 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,743	2.3321 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,318	2.3402 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,700	2.3337 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,000	2.3570 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,754	2.3487 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,065	2.3457 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,250	2.3482 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,238	2.3525 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,868	2.3481 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,063	2.3392 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	69,808	2.3600 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	923,936	2.3562 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	5,606	2.3628 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	5,892	2.3350 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	15,250	2.3482 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	29,367	2.3591 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	35,874	2.3600 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	42,868	2.3481 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	70,401	2.3361 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	104,566	2.3530 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	158,092	2.3587 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	206,223	2.3583 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	321,547	2.3592 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,950	2.3430 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2,975	2.3463 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,201	2.3360 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,205	2.3406 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	7,511	2.3499 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	17,500	2.3378 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	18,520	2.3365 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	29,098	2.3516 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	33,508	2.3517 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	65,241	2.3600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	224,966	2.3471 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	305,906	2.3342 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	325,599	2.3332 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	750,000	2.3316 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,000,000	2.3366 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:	30 Jun 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 [phone].

*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

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings	Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

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 [phone].

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