RNS Number:0632K
Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd
22 March 2005

FORM 8.1/8.3





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

                                               Date of disclosure, 22 March 2005

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


Date of dealing, 21 March 2005



Dealing in Woolworths Group Plc



(1)   Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares


(2)   Amount bought                Amount sold                    Price per unit
204728                                                                GBP 0.4932
200000                                                                GBP 0.545
150000                                                                GBP 0.5475
754389                                                                GBP 0.55
1600000                                                               GBP 0.5525
                                   500000                             GBP 0.55
                                   1000000                            GBP 0.5533



In addition, Bear Stearns International Trading Limited has undertaken certain
CFD and Swap transactions (See below).



(3)   Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

        (and percentage of  class) 20,196,900 (1.42%)

(4)   Party making disclosure Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.





(5)   EITHER     (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)  Bear Stearns
International Trading Limited ...



        OR              (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation



(6)   Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

        (a)   associate of   (i)    offeror (Note 3)
                      NO

                                        (ii)   offeree company
                               NO



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



        If category (8), explain................................................
...........................................

        ......................................................................
.................................................



        (b)   Rule 8.3 (ie 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.....................
..................................



(Also print name of signatory) James Step



Telephone and extension number 020 7516 5310

                     ______________________________________









Note 1.   Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg 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.

Note 7. The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant security
is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside
treasury.

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



Bear Stearns International Trading Limited is the beneficial owner of 20,196,900
Woolworths Group Plc ordinary shares. 12,262,314 of these shares are held to
hedge Contract for Differences ("CFD") or Equity Swap positions for clients.

A long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realize a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the
reference price.

An Equity Swap is a product where an agreement between two counterparties sees
one party receive the return on an asset from the other party and makes a
payment to the other party based on a fixed or floating rate of interest. The
return can be either the price return or the total return (I.E. Including
dividends).

The control of voting rights in relation to the underlying shares used to hedge
the stock are wholly owned by Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.

The CFD contracts are open-ended and there is no rollover into new contracts.







Open Contracts For Difference/Equity Swaps


Product Name      Type     Dare Executed   Maturity Date BSIT Buy/   Underlying      Reference      CCY
                                                         Sell        number of       Price
                                                                     shares
Woolworths Group  CFD      18/8/2004       20/6/2005     Sell        -5124           0.4423         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      18/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         20000           0.377          GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      20/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         35000           0.3725         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      20/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         35000           0.375          GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      20/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         40000           0.3725         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      20/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         80000           0.37062        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      20/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         88000           0.375          GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         444500          0.4945         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         1000000         0.48535        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         2600000         0.49348        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         5988648         0.48881        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         8449344         0.48773        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Sell        -135000         0.4925         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      31/1/2005       20/6/2005     Sell        -7500           0.49           GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      1/2/2005        20/6/2005     Buy         43300           0.48           GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      2/2/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -15000000       0.47           GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      2/2/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -5000           0.4678         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      2/2/2005        20/6/2005     Buy         156100          0.46375        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      3/2/2005        20/6/2005     Buy         972000          0.46987        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      8/2/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -136600         0.483929       GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      9/2/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -143000         0.5025         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      9/2/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -7500           0.485          GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      10/2/2005       20/6/2005     Sell        -2500000        0.49           GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      11/2/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         243000          0.49785        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      16/2/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         17500000        0.50           GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      23/2/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         5124            0.4877         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      25/2/2005       20/6/2005     Sell        -16500000       0.4877         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      1/3/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -586837         0.47524        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      9/3/2005        20/6/2005     Sell        -1500000        0.475          GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      16/3/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         390,261         0.49425        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      17/2/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         137772          0.49574        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      18/3/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         5853659         0.4877         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      21/3/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         3902439         0.00549        GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      21/3/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         600000          0.5529         GBP
Plc

Woolworths Group  CFD      21/3/2005       20/6/2005     Buy         204728          0.49323        GBP
Plc

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