RNS Number:5344J
Woolworths Group PLC
2 April 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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

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.

7,790,073

6)   (0.55%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

2 APRIL 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

140,764,717
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JONATHAN BLOOM
020 7706 5033

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

     Date of Notification ....... 2 APRIL 2003 .................



SCHEDULE A

                                                              AMENDMENT NO. 24

SECURITY:  WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

                                     MANAGEMENT
                     SHARES HELD       COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(ORDINARY
 SHARES)
                         261,100      FMTC        STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD
                         145,300      FMTC        BROWN BROTHERS  HARRIMAN
                         106,600      FMTC        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST
                      84,175,605      FISL        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       1,244,400      FISL        CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON
                       2,936,511      FPM         RBS TRUST BANK
                       1,557,300      FPM         CITIBANK
                         938,541      FPM         NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                         499,800      FPM         BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                         562,100      FPM         MSS NOMINEES LTD
                       1,607,202      FPM         CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       2,655,596      FPM         BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                         542,330      FPM         BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON
                         364,100      FIL         CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       1,065,100      FIL         BANKERS TRUST 
                       5,307,100      FIL         RBS TRUST BANK
                       3,599,751      FIL         NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                       2,219,700      FIL         MORGAN STANLEY
                       6,555,010      FIL         NORTHERN TRUST
                         567,700      FIL         CITIBANK
                       4,078,700      FIL         BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON
                       4,219,432      FIL         JP MORGAN
                       6,660,374      FIL         CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON
                         517,750      FIL         HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEES (UK) LTD
                       1,575,200      FIL         STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD
                       1,337,279      FIL         BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                       4,184,836      FIL         STATE STREET BANK & TRUST
                       1,280,300      FIL         DEUTSCHE BANK



TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES:  140,764,717

CURRENT OWNERSHIP
  PERCENTAGE:                 10.00%

SHARES IN ISSUE:        1,407,875,788

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS 
SINCE LAST FILINGS:     + 7,790,073  ORDINARY SHARES




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