Director/PDMR Shareholding

    RNS Number : 2634F
  Woolworths Group PLC
  07 October 2008
   


    Annex DTR3

    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons


    All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 1.     Name of the issuer  2.      State whether the
                                 notification relates
                                             to (i) a
      WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC       transaction notified
                                   in accordance with
                                        DTR 3.1.2 R, 
                                    (ii) a disclosure
                                  made in accordance 
                                      LR 9.8.6R(1) or
                                   (iii) a disclosure
                                   made in accordance
                                  with section 793 of
                                    the Companies Act
                                              (2006).


                                       RELATES TO (i)


 3.         Name of person  4.   State whether
               discharging       notification relates
                managerial       to a person
         responsibilities/       connected with a
                  director       person discharging
                                 managerial
                                 responsibilities/
               EMMA THOMAS       director named in 3
                                 and identify the
                                 connected person


                                 N/A

 5.   Indicate whether the  6.   Description of
        notification is in       shares (including
      respect of a holding       class), debentures
             of the person       or derivatives or
       referred to in 3 or       financial
             4 above or in       instruments relating
              respect of a       to shares
             nonbeneficial
                interest 1


                         3       12.5 PENCE ORDINARY
                                 SHARES

 7.   Name of registered    8.    State the nature of
      shareholders(s) and,            the transaction
      if more than one,
      the number of shares
      held by each of them             ACQUISITION OF
                                               SHARES

      C E R THOMAS


 9.   Number of shares,     10.  Percentage of issued
      debentures or                    class acquired
      financial                   (treasury shares of
      instruments relating          that class should
      to shares acquired            not be taken into
                                         account when
                                          calculating
                                          percentage)

      273,973
                                         NOT MATERIAL


 11.  Number of shares,     12.  Percentage of issued
      debentures or                    class disposed
      financial                   (treasury shares of
      instruments relating          that class should
      to shares disposed            not be taken into
                                         account when
                                          calculating
                                          percentage)

      N/A
                                                  N/A


 13.    Price per share or  14.     Date and place of
      value of transaction                transaction


      3.65 PENCE PER SHARE             7 OCTOBER 2008

 15.  Total holding         16.  Date issuer informed
      following                  of transaction
      notification and
      total percentage
      holding following
      notification (any
      treasury shares
      should not be taken
      into account when
      calculating
      percentage)

                                 7 OCTOBER 2008
      273,973


    If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer
    complete the following boxes

 17.         Date of grant  18.       Period during which or date on
                                                   which exercisable





 19.     Total amount paid  20.  Description of shares or debentures
        (if any) for grant               involved (class and number)
             of the option




 21.    Exercise price (if  22.            Total number of shares or
          fixed at time of        debentures over which options held
                 grant) or                    following notification
           indication that
      price is to be fixed
            at the time of
                  exercise




 23.        Any additional  24.  Name of contact and telephone
               information       number for queries


                                 EMMA THOMAS


                                 020 7706 5033



 Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification


 EMMA THOMAS, COMPANY SECRETARY, WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC


 Date of notification 7 OCTOBER 2008



    Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

 (1)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
      the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23
      and 24.
 (2)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
      shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23
      and 24.
 (3)  An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
      director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
      boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
 (4)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
      relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
      complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.



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