Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 5675F
  Woolworths Group PLC
  10 October 2008
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of    WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                               X
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification      AMSPROP LONDON LIMITED
 obligation:

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
                                                                9 OCTOBER 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                9 OCTOBER 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                         3.88%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN  transaction
 code
                       Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting        Percentage of voting
                                             rights                                  rights                  rights

                                                                                     Direct  Indirect        Direct       Indirect
                                                                         56,679,780       0      56,679,780         3.88




 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
                                                 3.88
 56,679,780



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         
                                                                   
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      
                                                                   
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  
                                                                   

 13. Additional information:

 14 Contact name:               SIR ALAN SUGAR

 15. Contact telephone number:    01277 201333


    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

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