Director/PDMR Shareholding

    RNS Number : 4884A
  Woolworths Group PLC
  01 August 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).


                                        A TRANSACTION
                                          NOTIFIED IN
                                  ACCORDANCE WITH DTR
                                               3.1.2R


 3.   Name of person        4.   State whether
      discharging                notification relates
      managerial                 to a person
      responsibilities/          connected with a
      director                   person discharging
                                 managerial
                                 responsibilities/
      PETER BAMFORD              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
                                 12.5 PENCE ORDINARY
                                 SHARES
      N/A

 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       PURCHASE


      HSBC INVEST DIRECT

 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
      520,275                    percentage)


                                 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
      N/A                        percentage)


                                 N/A

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


                5.74 PENCE       1 AUGUST 2008


 15.  Total holding         16.  Date issuer informed
      following                        of transaction
      notification and
      total percentage
      holding following                 1 AUGUST 2008
      notification (any
      treasury shares
      should not be taken
      into account when
      calculating
      percentage)


      520,275


      NOT MATERIAL


    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

      N/A
                                 N/A

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

                                 N/A
      N/A

 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             N/A
      exercise


      N/A

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


      N/A                        STEPHEN EAST
                                 020 7479 5179



 Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
 STEPHEN EAST, COMPANY SECRETARY, WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC


 Date of notification   1 AUGUST 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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