RNS Number:1641U
Woolworths Group PLC
13 January 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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 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
     5,179,044

8)   Percentage of issued Class
      0.36%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

     13 JANUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     121,652,059
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      8.61%

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   13 JANUARY 2004....



SCHEDULE A

SECURITY:   WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC....                          Amendment No 30


                      SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                     COMPANY     NAME
(Ordinary Shares)
                       3,226,300      FMRCO      CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                         337,900      FMRCO      STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
                       5,596,700      FMRCO      STATE STREET BANK & TRUST 
                                                 COMPANY
                         190,200      FMTC       STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD
                         142,100      FMTC       BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
                       1,195,700      FMTC       STATE STREET & TRUST
                      72,359,528      FISL       CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       1,078,400      FPM             CITIBANK
                         562,100      FPM          MSS NOMINEES LTD
                       1,502,202      FPM        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       1,403,496      FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                       2,016,300      FPM        HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEES
                                                 (UK) LIMITED
                       1,787,500      FIL          RBS TRUST BANK
                       3,638,751      FIL        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                       2,219,700      FIL        MORGAN STANLEY
                       4,764,692      FIL        NORTHERN TRUST
                       1,198,300      FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON
                       4,591,512      FIL            JP MORGAN
                       5,265,178      FIL        CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON
                         641,450      FIL        HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE
                                                  (UK) LIMITED
                       1,575,200      FIL        STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD
                       2,042,779      FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                       2,754,000      FIL        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST
                         500,071      FIL           DEUTCHE BANK
                         292,500      FIL        MELLON NOMINEES LTD
                         769,500      FIL        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                              
                     

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES: 121,652,059

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:  8.61%

SHARES IN ISSUE:       1,412,375,134

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:           (5,179,044) ORDINARY SHARES





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