Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0891G
  Woolworths Group PLC
  17 October 2008
   



 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)

 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
                                                                               X
 Other (please specify):Rectification

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

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3):
                                                 NONE
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                      16 OCTOBER 2008
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                    BELOW 3%.  SHARES
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are            NOTIFIED ON 9
 crossed or reached:              OCTOBER AS ACQUIRED
                                  WERE NOT ACQUIRED: 
                                    SELLING PARTY WAS
                                    UNABLE TO DELIVER
                                          THE SHARES.


 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
                                                                                                                BELOW 3%
 12.5P ORD.



 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
                                             BELOW 3%



 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:                 EMMA THOMAS

 15. Contact telephone number:  020 7706 5033


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