RNS Number:7035U
Woolworths Group PLC
17 April 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AXA S.A.

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

     SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
     
5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT STATED

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

     17/04/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     BENEFICIAL:      96,748,646
     NON-BENEFICIAL:  25,630,836             

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     BENEFICIAL:      6.87%
     NON-BENEFICIAL:  1.82%

14)  Any additional information

     NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF DECREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST

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  17 APRIL 2002



                      DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
            APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                      WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.125

Total number of shares held as at 12/04/02 was 122,379,482 the breakdown of 
which is set out below:
                                                           
Name of the              Number of   Particulars of         Registered as
Company/Fund                Shares   Beneficial owners     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    28,787  Trustees of AXA UK     HSBC Global Custody
UK Tracker Fund                      Investment Co ICVC     Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     UK Tracker Fund     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC   133,500  Trustees of AXA UK     HSBC Global Custody
Distribution Fund                    Investment Co ICVC     Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     Distribution Fund    

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 9,000,000  Trustees of AXA UK     HSBC Global Custody
UK Equity Income Fund                Investment Co ICVC     Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     UK Equity Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC   706,986  Trustees of AXA UK     HSBC Global Custody
UK Growth Fund                       Investment Co ICVC     Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     UK Growth Fund     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC   400,000  Trustees of AXA UK     HSBC Global Custody
UK Opportunities Fund                Investment Co ICVC     Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     UK Opportunities Fund     

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       329,844  Trustees of the WABCO  HSBC Global Custody
A/c 18                               Automotive UK Pensions Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     Scheme              

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       199,203  Trustees of the        HSBC Global Custody
A/c 20                               Princes Pension Scheme Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     Princes Food Ltd

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       415,102  Trustees of the Cobham HSBC Global Custody
A/c 29                               Pension Plan           Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                    

Sun Life Nominees Ltd        63,499  Trustees of the        HSBC Global Custody
A/c 31                               Princes (1977) Pension Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                     Scheme              
                                     Princes Food Ltd

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       186,150  Eldridge Pope Pension  HSBC Global Custody
A/c 32                               Fund                   Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)               
                  
Sun Life Pensions         6,225,205  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                       Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions        10,200,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions        28,547,115  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            48,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            
     
Sun Life Pensions            51,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            51,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            51,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            51,000  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            50,810  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            50,670  Sun Life Pensions      HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd         Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Assurance       20,574,013  Sun Life Assurance     HSBC Global Custody
Society Plc                          Society Plc            Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Unit Assurance     600,000  Sun Life Unit          HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X                            Assurance Ltd          Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Unit Assurance   1,557,982  Sun Life Unit          HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X                            Assurance Ltd          Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions            40,675  Sun Life Pensions      Smith & Williamson
Management Ltd                       Management Ltd         Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)            

Sun Life Pensions           455,518  Sun Life Pensions      RBSTB nominees 
Management Ltd                       Management Ltd         designation Sunpen
(Beneficial)            

AXA France                  189,290  (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                      available upon request)

AXA Luxembourg               90,000  (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                      available upon request)

AXA Sun Life plc         28,194,658  Axa Sun Life Plc       Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law               (fmly Axa Equity & Law
 Life Assurance Society               Life Assurance Society
 plc)                                 plc)
(Beneficial)

AXA General Unit Trust      340,000  HSBC Global Custody    HSBC Global Custody
(Non-Beneficial)                     Nominee (UK) Limited   Nominee (UK) Limited
                                     as Trustees of the Trust

AXA UK Group Pension     13,548,475  AXA UK Group Pension   Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme                               Scheme                 a/c 00994   
(Non-Beneficial)       



                                      Holding as % of Issued Capital
Total Beneficial                     
 Interest                96,748,646               6.87

Total Non-Beneficial
 Interest                25,630,836               1.82
                       
               Total    122,379,482               8.69%
                       



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