Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 6997Y
  Woolworths Group PLC
  09 July 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)
                                                                             YES
 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)        Ardeshir Naghshineh
 subject to notification
 obligation:
                                      Rock (nominees)
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)               Limited
 (if different from 3):               a/c designation
                                              0770918
                                             08/07/08
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                             09/07/08
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                                   5%
 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 rights  Percentage of voting
                                             rights                                                           rights

                                                                                     Direct      Indirect     Direct          Indirect
                                 71,000,000            71,000,000                    80,000,000                   80,000,000
 GB0030738610



 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)
 N/A



 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 80,000,000                                     5.48%



 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:                                         N/A

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      N/A

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A


 13. Additional information:

 14 Contact name:             Darren Wright

 15. Contact telephone name:   01603 767616


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

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