WLW Woolworths

RNS Number:9381K
Newton Management Ltd
12 April 2005



                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with Company Accouncements Office and the Takeover Panel. Use separate
form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

Date of Disclosure 12 April 2005

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1 (b) (i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS

Date of dealing 11 April 2005

Dealing in ...Woolworths Group plc

Class of securities Ordinary GBP0.125.........

     Amount bought             Amount sold               Price per unit
                                23,913,459                         0.55

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class 25,501,644 ( 1.75% )

(4) Party making disclosure Newton Management Limited & its
subsidiaries............

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
....................................

OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation Newton Management Limited & its subsidiaries.............

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)         NO

(ii) offeree company                          NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8) overleaf
..................

If category (8), explain
........................................................................
................................................................................

(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the
class of relevant securities dealt in) YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
....................................

(Also print name of signatory) Barry Smalls

Telephone and extension number ...0207-163-2251.........
                         _____________________________
Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions
of a controller.

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or
with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8. ..................

Full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt,
contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No: 0171 382 9026.




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