RNS Number:4485N
Woolworths Group PLC
11 July 2003



11 July 2003



                      Woolworths Group plc ("the Company")
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Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 104,400 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each
("shares") to be admitted to the Official List.


It is expected that admission will be granted on 15 July 2003 and trading will
commence on 16 July 2003.


Of these shares, 98,078 are being issued as a result of the exercise of share
options under the Woolworths Group Executive Share Option Scheme 2002 and the
balance of 6,322 are being issued under the Woolworths Group Sharesave Scheme
and will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares.






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