RNS Number:8211G
Woolworths Group PLC
23 December 2004



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC 

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AXA S.A.

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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

      BOTH BENEFICIAL AND NON-BENEFICIAL

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

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class
      N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      NOT STATED

8)   Percentage of issued Class
      0.23%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

      23 DECEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     120,302,032
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      8.38%(6.71% BENEFICIAL
           (1.67% NON-BENEFICIAL
14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      JONATHAN BLOWN
      0207 706 5033

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ..23 DECEMBER 2004................


                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                  Woolworths Group plc ord GBP 0.125 shares


Total number of shares held as at 21/12/04 was 120,302,032 the breakdown of 
which is set out below:

                                                           
Name of the                 Number of  Particulars of       Registered as
Company/Fund                   Shares  Beneficial owners     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     249,653  Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
Extra Income Fund                      Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Extra Income Fund    a/c 845030
                          
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     698,628  Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
Ethical Fund                           Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Ethical Fund         a/c 845042

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC  14,252,008  Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
UK Equity Income Fund                  Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       UK Equity Income     a/c 845017
                                       Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC   2,328,760  Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
UK Equity Income Fund                  Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       UK Opportunities     a/c 889598
                                       Fund



Sun Life Nominees Ltd         190,579  Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 20                                 Princes Pension      Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Scheme               a/c 777094     
                                       Princes Foods Ltd

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         331,142  Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 29                                 Cobham Pension Plan  Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd          68,428  Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 31                                 Princes (1977)       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Pension Scheme       a/c 785078
                                       Princes Food Ltd

Sun Life Nominees Ltd          83,379  Eldridge Pope        HSBC Global Custody
A/c 32                                 Pension Fund         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 873426
                  
Sun Life Pensions             465,751  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c ?

Sun Life Pensions           3,909,656  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions          12,023,558  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                   Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions          27,608,297  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                   Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867372

Sun Life Assurance        19,974,384   Sun Life Assurance   HSBC Global Custody
Society Plc                            Society Plc          Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance      600,000   Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X                              Assurance Ltd        Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit Assurance    4,997,982   Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X                              Assurance Ltd        Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions              4,000   Sun Life Pensions    Smith & Williamson
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                a/c S66

Sun Life Pensions            699,442   Sun Life Pensions    BNY (OCS) Nominees
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Limited
(Beneficial)            

AXA Sun Life plc          26,005,440   Axa Sun Life Plc     Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law                 (fmly Axa Equity & 
Life Assurance Society                 Law Life Assurance 
plc)                                   Society plc)
(Beneficial)

AXA UK Group Pension       5,786,945   AXA UK Group         Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme Equity Fund                     Pension Scheme       a/c 00994   
(Non-Beneficial)                       Equity Fund

AXA Financial, Inc            24,000   AXA Rosenberg  
(Non-Beneficial)

                                       Holding as % of Issued Capital
Total Beneficial                     
 Interest                 96,288,510               6.77

Total Non-Beneficial
 Interest                 24,013,522               1.69
                       
               Total     120,302,032               8.46%


* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 
Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employee
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-
exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance
Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon
it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients.  Under the
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person.  Any shares deemed
beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing
control over the issuer





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