Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc ("the Company") announces that on 2 October 2012 it purchased through Jefferies International Limited 500,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 285.963 pence per share.

These shares will be cancelled.

Following the above, the Company holds 4,196,630 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 2,415,306,689 (excluding ordinary shares held as treasury shares). 

This number (2,415,306,689) represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc                         0845 611 5000

Paul Coyle