RNS Number:7544J
Man Financial Limited
15 March 2005


  Date Of Disclosure: 15/03/05

  Fax to 020 7256 9386 (Take Over Panel) and 020 7588 6057 (RNS) FORM 8.1/8.3

  Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for
  each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

  DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE
  ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

  Date of dealing                                   14/03/05

   (1)  Name of Company Dealing in         Woolworths Group PLC

    Class of securities                  ORDINARY SHARES

   (2)     Amount Bought      Amount Sold        Price (GBP)

              300000                             0.4750

              50000                              0.4725

                                 27585           0.4675

              20000                              0.4750

              14812                              0.4775

                                 13301           0.4675

              10000                              0.4725

              100                                0.4775

                                  100            0.4700

              86                                 0.4775

                                  28             0.4700

              2                                  0.4775

  In addition, Man Financial Ltd have entered into CFD and Spread Betting
  arrangements with its clients which are detailed below.

  (3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 14,572,140   1.01%
       and percentage of class

  (4)  Party making disclosure        MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

  (5)  Name of purchaser/vendor (Note1)    MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

  (6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

       (a)   Associate of   (i) offeror (Note 3) - NO

       (b)                  (i) offeree Company - NO

  Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

    If category (8), explain

  Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the
  class of relevant securities dealt in) - YES

  Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Stewart Horner

   Telephone and extension number 020-7144-4201

  Note1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
  identify controller of owner, e.g. where an owner

   normally acts on instructions of a controller.

  Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
  reasons.

  Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

  Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
  or with an associate of any offeror or of the
  offeree company in relation to relevant securities, details of such
  arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.

  Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
  transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant 
  information can be given.

  Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should
  be disclosed

  For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
  doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers,

  Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:
  monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

    NOTES REGARDING DISCLOSURE

Man Financial Ltd ("MAN") is the beneficial owner of  14,572,140    Ordinary
Shares in the above company which are  held to hedge CFD & Spread Betting
positions (see below) established between  MAN and its clients.


A Contract for Difference or CFD is an agreement between two parties to 
exchange, at the close of the contract, the difference  between the opening
price and the closing price, multiplied by the number of  reference shares
specified within the contract. The  'reference shares' are the underlying shares
specified in the CFD. The  economic performance of the CFD is determined by the 
performance of the underlying reference shares. Although CFDs replicate the 
price movement of the underlying reference  shares, they convey no right or
requirement to acquire or deliver the physical  shares.

The contract value of a CFD is defined as the number of reference shares 
specified in the contract, multiplied by the price of  the underlying reference
share. If a client of Man takes a long position, the  client will make a profit
if the contract value increases.

Conversely, if a client of Man takes a short position, the client will benefit
if the contract value falls.

The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended and without predetermined
expiry/close value

A Spread Bet is a product whereby the client to whom the product is sold can
realise a gain or a loss depending on whether the price of the underlying
security increases above or falls below the reference price. A client's Spread
bet position is described the client's "stake". A "stake" is expressed in pounds
(sterling) per "point" and a "point" is the price in pence of the underlying
shares. A client with a "stake" of #100 per point will make a gain of #100 for
every penny increase in the underlying shares and the client has an exposure
equivalent to 10,000 shares.


DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE

It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover all the
different relationships which may exist in an offer.

The term associate is intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in
concert) who directly or indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror or
the offeree company in an offer and who have (in addition to their normal
interests as shareholders) an interest or potential interest, whether
commercial, financial or personal, in the outcome of the offer

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will
normally include the following:-

(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow
subsidiaries, and their associated companies,
and companies of which such companies are associated companies (for this
purpose ownership or control of
20% or more of the equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test
of associated company status);

(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree company or any
company covered in (1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or under
the same control as such banks, financial and other professional advisers;

(3) the directors (together with their close relatives & related trusts) of an
offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1);

(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company
covered in (1);

(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an
associate manages on a discretionary basis, in respect of the relevant
investment accounts;

(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on
Rule 8) issued by an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as
a result of any transaction owns or controls 5% or
more. When two or more persons act pursuant to an agreement or understanding
(formal or informal) to acquire or control such
securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of this
paragraph. Such securities managed on a
discretionary basis by an investment management group will, unless otherwise
agreed by the Panel, also be deemed to be those
of a single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and

(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or the
offeree company.

Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases. Paragraph (8) below is a category to
cover associate status not within (1)-(7).

(8) Other.

CFDs CLOSED OUT

  PRODUCT NAME                      POS.   OPEN PRICE  OPEN DATE    CLOSE PRICE

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   -500       0.4700     11/03/05       0.4775

  Woolworths Group PLC SHORT CFD   13429     0.4700     03/03/05       0.4675

  Woolworths Group PLC SHORT CFD   23142     0.4700     03/03/05       0.4675

CFD OPEN INTEREST

  PRODUCT NAME                   EXECUTED     MAN FIN LTD Ref Shares PRICE (GBP)

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   14/03/05      SALE       300,000     0.4750

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   14/03/05      SALE       50,000      0.4725

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   14/03/05      SALE       20,000      0.4750

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   14/03/05      SALE       15,000      0.4775

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   14/03/05      SALE       10,000      0.4725

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   11/03/05      SALE       100,000     0.4675

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   11/03/05      SALE       50,000      0.4700

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    09/03/05     SALE      1,500,000    0.4763

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   09/03/05      SALE       49,500      0.4700

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    08/03/05     SALE      1,314,346    0.4711

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    07/03/05     SALE      1,000,000    0.4617

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   07/03/05      SALE       500,000     0.4625

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   07/03/05      SALE       40,000      0.4575

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   04/03/05      SALE       540,394     0.4750

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   03/03/05      SALE       74,100      0.4775

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   03/03/05      SALE       50,000      0.4700

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    28/02/05     SALE      2,000,000    0.4821

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    23/02/05     SALE      1,000,000    0.4895

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   18/02/05      SALE       459,753     0.5000

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   16/02/05      SALE       250,000     0.5025

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   16/02/05      SALE       20,000      0.5000

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    16/02/05     SALE      1,000,000    0.5000

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   15/02/05      SALE       10,000      0.5050

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    14/02/05     SALE      1,000,000    0.5025

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   11/02/05      SALE       250,000     0.4975

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   10/02/05      SALE       50,000      0.4925

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD    10/02/05     SALE      1,109,087    0.4925

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   09/02/05      SALE       50,000      0.4875

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   09/02/05      SALE       60,000      0.4875

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   09/02/05      SALE       462,550     0.4925

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   09/02/05      SALE       100,000     0.4925

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   02/02/05      SALE       460,816     0.4725

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       30,000      0.4929

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       169,118     0.4975

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   31/01/05      SALE       50,000      0.5025

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   29/12/04      SALE       22,000      0.4000

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   21/12/04      SALE       10,000      0.4150

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   27/05/04      SALE       93,822      0.4277

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   27/05/04      SALE       23,322      0.4277

  Woolworths Group PLC LONG CFD   23/04/04      SALE       152,775     0.4096

  Woolworths Group PLC SHORT CFD   14/03/05      SALE       4,443      0.4675

  Woolworths Group PLC SHORT CFD   14/01/05      SALE       20,000     0.3900


  



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