Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0859W
Woolworths Group PLC
22 December 2005


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (EUROPE) LTD

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18




4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

COMPANY ABOVE IN 2:                       52,125,653
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL:     37,887

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT STATED

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

N/A

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED

11)  Date listed company informed

21/12/05

12)  Total holding following this notification

52,163,540
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

3.58%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SUSAN SWENY
020 7706 5816

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification ..........  22/12/2005..............


LETTER TO:  WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC
DATED:      08 DECEMBER 2005

Woolworths Group plc (The "Company")

This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the Company ("the shares')
and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed under section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ("the Act"). 

We hereby notify you that on 06 December 2005, following acquisitions, CSFB (as 
defined below) held the following interests in the issued share capital of the 
Company:

1.     Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited ("CSFBEL") 52,125,653 shares.

2.     Credit Suisse First Boston International ("CSFBI") 37,887 shares

CSFB now holds a total interest of 52,163,540 shares being equivalent to
approximately 3.58% of the issued share capital of the Company.

CSFBEL, and CSFBI, are members of the investment banking business of Credit
Suisse and reference to CSFB in this letter includes all of the subsidiaries and
affiliates of Credit Suisse operating under the Credit Suisse First Boston name.
Those CSFB companies, which are direct or indirect holding companies of CSFBEL
and CSFBI, are under the terms of section 203 of the Act, each interested by
attribution in any shares in which CSFBEL and CSFBI are interested.


LETTER FROM:  CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (EUROPE) LTD







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