WLW Woolworths

RNS Number:8584U
Woolworths Group PLC
13 April 2007



                           Woolworths Group plc

                      PDMRs Interests: Share Awards


The following awards of ordinary shares of 12.5p each nominal in the Company
have been made on 12 April 2007 under the Company's Performance Share Plan.
These conditional awards were made at a price of 30.5p per share and will vest,
subject to the rules of the Plan and the future performance of the Company, on
12 April 2010, provided also that the PDMR remains in employment with the
Company at that time.


                                                Conditional
                                                   Share
                                                  Award *

Jonathan Bloom                                    43,032
Joanne Huddart                                    49,426
Robin Mills                                       43,032
Phil Streatfield                                  45,491
Mike Thomas                                       36,393
Ian Foster                                        44,323
Graham Barnetson                                  32,950


            * Assumes on target EPS and TSR Performance





In accordance with the rules of the Plan, 50% of the conditional award depends
on the increase in the Company's fully diluted, adjusted earnings per share ("
EPS") over the next three years. The increase in EPS is in addition to the
increase in the Retail Prices Index. The following table sets out how this
element of the awards will vary in line with the increase in EPS.



EPS-Based Award


                        less than 2%     2% pa        3% pa        4% pa        5% pa         6% pa
                             pa
Jonathan Bloom               Nil         14,344       21,516       28,689       43,033       57,377
Joanne Huddart               Nil         16,475       24,713       32,951       49,426       65,902
Robin Mills                  Nil         14,344       21,516       28,689       43,033       57,377
Phil Streatfield             Nil         15,164       22,746       30,328       45,492       60,656
Mike Thomas                  Nil         12,131       18,197       24,262       36,393       48,525
Ian Foster                   Nil         14,775       22,162       29,549       44,324       59,098
Graham Barnetson             Nil         10,984       16,475       21,967       32,951       43,934



In addition, the remaining 50% of the conditional award depends on the Company's
Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") performance over the next three years. The
Comparator group for these purposes is the FTSE General Retailers Index. The
following table sets out how this element of the award will vary in line with
the increase in EPS.





TSR-Based Award


                         below median  median - 60th    61st - 70th    71st - 80th   upper quintile
                                         percentile     percentile      percentile
Jonathan Bloom                Nil          14,344         21,516          28,688         57,377
Joanne Huddart                Nil          16,475         24,713          32,950         65,902
Robin Mills                   Nil          14,344         21,516          28,688         57,377
Phil Streatfield              Nil          15,164         22,745          30,327         60,656
Mike Thomas                   Nil          12,131         18,196          24,262         48,525
Ian Foster                    Nil          14,774         22,161          29,549         59,098
Graham Barnetson              Nil          10,983         16,475          21,967         43,934



No new shares will be issued to satisfy any of these awards.





The interest of each of the PDMR's in ordinary shares, share options and
conditional share awards of Woolworths Group plc, following the grant of these
awards, is:




                                                                                Conditional Share
                                                                                      Awards
                                            Shares           Share options
Joanne Huddart                              41,209              297,686              336,628

Robin Mills                                 13,736              266,624              276,003

Jonathan Bloom                               250                252,741              267,242

Ian Foster                                  61,174              390,323              285,951

Philip Streatfield                          64,577              282,474              291,494

Michael Thomas                              59,059              231,260              237,561

Graham Barnetson                            27,473              230,278              218,452





The company was notified of the awards on 12 April 2007.







13 April 2007

Jonathan Bloom
Company Secretary





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For further information contact :-



Jonathan Bloom, Company Secretary, Woolworths Group plc:  020 7706 5033



Celia Gordon-Shute, Tulchan Communications:  020 7353 4200








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