Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 9379Y
  Woolworths Group PLC
  11 July 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)
                                                                               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             Resolution
 notification obligation:                Investment Services
                                                     Limited

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
 different from 3):
                                                  08/07/2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on
 which the threshold is crossed or
 reached if different):
                                                  10/07/2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                          3%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
 or reached:


 8: Notified Details                                              Nominee holdings
 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
                                                                                                 41,547,735                  2.85%
 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)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 41,547,735                                     2.85%



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

 Pearl Group Limited
  
 Impala Holdings Limited
  
 Resolution PLC
  
 Resolution Asset Management Limited
  
 Resolution Investment Services Limited (indirect)
  
 Bank of New York Nominees Limited (5,174,668   0.36%)
  
 Vidacos Nominees Ltd (36,373,067   2.49%)


 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:      Percentage calculation based on Issued Share
                                                      Capital of 1,458,989,000
 14 Contact name:                                            Deborah A. Wagner

 15. Contact telephone name:                                     0141 222 8000


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

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