RNS Number : 6613B
  Woolworths Group PLC
  19 August 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
 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                               
                                                                                
 Other (please specify):______________                                          

 3. Full name of person(s)        AXA S.A., 25 Avenue
 subject to notification              Matignon, 75008
 obligation:                      Paris and its group
                                         of companies

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3):
                                           17/08/2008
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                           18/08/2008
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                                   5%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are
 crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details                                              TOTAL
 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

                                 74,035,388            74,035,388        14,978,904  14,978,904      57,717,877         1.03      3.96
 3073861



 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
 72,696,781                                     4.98%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares  % of issued share capital
                                                                              
 AXA Rosenberg                            5,093,198                    0.34909
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK            2,169,870                    0.14872 
 Smaller Companies Fund
                                                                              
 Indirect                                                                     
                                                                              
 AXA Rosenberg                            4,714,826                    0.32316
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 AXA Rosenberg                           55,548,007                    3.80729
                                                                              
 Indirect                                                                     
                                                                              
 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd           100,000                    0.00685
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd           296,912                    0.02035
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd           140,500                    0.00963
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE           248,590                    0.01704
 All Share Tracker
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 Sun Life Pensions Management             1,292,689                    0.08860
 FTSE All Share Tracker
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 AXA Winterthur                           1,528,590                    0.10477
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 AXA Sun Life With Profits                  964,040                    0.06608
 Passive
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 AXA Sun Life With Profits                  599,559                    0.04109
 Passive
                                                                              
 Direct                                                                       
                                                                              
 Total Direct                            14,978,904                    1.02666
 Total Indirect                          57,717,877                    3.95602
 TOTAL                                   72,696,781                    4.98268
    

  
      
 

 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:                 Terry Marsh

 15. Contact telephone number:  020 7003 2637


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

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