RNS Number:4718E
Woolworths Group PLC
25 September 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 24 September 2007 under the Company's Performance Share Plan.
These conditional awards were made at a price of 20.0p per share and will vest,
subject to the rules of the Plan and the future performance of the Company, on
24 September 2010, provided also that the PDMR remains in employment with the
Company at that time.


                                                Conditional
                                                   Share
                                                  Award *
Jonathan Bloom                                    67,275
Joanne Huddart                                    86,250
Robin Mills                                       67,275
Phil Streatfield                                  78,750
Mike Thomas                                       56,888
Graham Barnetson                                  55,275
Rob Salter                                        60,000
Paul Ludlam                                       50,625



     * 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         22,425       33,638       44,850       67,275           89,700
Joanne Huddart               Nil         28,750       43,125       57,500       86,250          115,000
Robin Mills                  Nil         22,425       33,638       44,850       67,275           89,700
Phil Streatfield             Nil         26,250       39,375       52,500       78,750          105,000
Mike Thomas                  Nil         18,963       28,444       37,925       56,888           75,850
Graham Barnetson             Nil         18,425       27,638       36,850       55,275           73,700
Rob Salter                   Nil         20,000       30,000       40,000       60,000           80,000
Paul Ludlam                  Nil         16,875       25,313       33,750       50,625           67,500



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 -    61st - 70th   71st - 80th     upper
                                        60th       percentile    percentile   quintile
                                     percentile

Jonathan Bloom             Nil         22,425        33,637        44,850         89,700
Joanne Huddart             Nil         28,750        43,125        57,500        115,000
Robin Mills                Nil         22,425        33,637        44,850         89,700
Phil Streatfield           Nil         26,250        39,375        52,500        105,000
Mike Thomas                Nil         18,962        28,444        37,925         75,850
Graham Barneston           Nil         18,425        27,637        36,850         73,700
Rob Salter                 Nil         20,000        30,000        40,000         80,000
Paul Ludlam                Nil         16,875        25,312        33,750         67,500



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
                                            Shares           Share options             Awards
Joanne Huddart                              41,209              297,686                389,639
Robin Mills                                 13,736              266,624                318,733
Jonathan Bloom                               250                259,041                308,949
Philip Streatfield                          64,577              282,474                343,355
Michael Thomas                              61,986              231,260                273,151
Graham Barnetson                             NIL                242,878                257,534
Rob Salter                                   NIL                  NIL                   60,000
Paul Ludlam                                 13,736              118,957                 92,323


The company was notified of the awards on 24 September 2007.


25 September 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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