RNS Number:2584N
Woolworths Group PLC
7 July 2003



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

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

       NOT STATED

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

      SEE BELOW SCHEDULE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     56,869,579

6)   (4.04%) 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

      7 JULY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      56,869,579
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       4.04%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       JONATHAN BLOOM
       0207 706 5033 

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

     Date of Notification ...7TH JULY 2003.......


                           REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

WOOLWORTHS GROUP                                                   SEDOL:3073861

As at 03 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 56,869,579 ORD GBP0.125 rep resting 4.04 % of the
issued a capital of 1,407,886,430 units.

Registered Holder                           Account Designation         Holding
ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA                  ALMLUFTT                 804,211
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES                  ASTEXMTT               2,236,333
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA                  ASUKETT               28,303,092
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                   372
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                                329
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                      1,490
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLENTFUK                 225,222
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLENTPUK                 298,133
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLEOFDUK                 511,683
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLEOPTUE                 422,431
BLEOPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLEOPTUK               1,328,458
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA                  BLUKINTT              12,901,776
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                            527191                 3,949,661
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                            536747                   897,962
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA                  CHATRKTT                 663,032
Clydesdale Nominees  HGB0125                    00680213                   1,330
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                             540186                   223,721
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                  581610                   246,445
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                  584069                   145,138
Swan Nominees Limited                                                      3,844
Swan Nominees Limited                                                      2,553
UBS Limited                                     583996                 1,723,715
UBS Limited                                     594217                 1,975,648
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                     3,000

                                                         Total        56,869,579



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