Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3966Q
Woolworths Group PLC
18 March 2008


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Woolworths Group PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               Yes

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 the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited 
(PMC)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

17/10/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29/10/2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)
 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

ORD GBP                49,938,369             49,938,369
0.125

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

ORD GBP              60,546,301        60,546,301                 4.14
0.125
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

60,546,301                    4.14
 

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)   
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)   
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)   
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (60,546,301 - 4.14% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
Legal & General Investment Management            Legal & General Insurance  
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)             Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(53,696,207 - 3.68% = PMC)  

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)  Legal & General Assurance 
Limited  (PMC) (53,696,207 - 3.68% = PMC)        Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
 
                                                 Legal & General Pensions 
                                                 Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)
 


Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                    N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder         N/A
will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease        N/A
to hold voting rights:



13. Additional information:           Notification using the total voting rights 
                                             figures of 1,458,989,441

                                      Please note this notification has been 
                                      delayed due to the large number of 
                                      disclosures required following a 
                                      substantial amount of new business which 
                                      has come to us in the form of an in-specie 
                                      transfer. Please also refer to Appendix A.   

14. Contact name:                     Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:          020 3124 3851


Appendix A

Additional information:

Please note that announcement of this notification has been delayed due to the
notification having been sent by the shareholder to an individual who had left
the business on the notification date and who was not an officer of the issuer
authorised to receive TR-1 notifications.   The issuer became aware of the
notification on 17/03/2008.





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