RNS Number:8353V
Woolworths Group PLC
13 May 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


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 SCHEDULE BELOW 


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

15,124,963


6)   (1.07%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



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

13/05/02


12)  Total holding following this notification

141,969,906

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.09%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JONATHAN BLOOM
020 7 706 5033


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification    13 MAY 2002


SCHEDULE A

SECURITY:  WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC                              AMENDMENT #  11


                                MANAGEMENT 
                 SHARES HELD       COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

                  47,829,060        FISL       CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                   2,444,353        FPM        RBS TRUST BANK
                   1,250,400        FPM        CITIBANK
                     675,241        FPM        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                     427,700        FPM        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                     558,900        FPM        MSS NOMINEES LTD
                   1,113,400        FPM        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                   1,771,300        FPM        HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE 
                                               (UK) LIMITED
                   2,251,796        FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                   3,278,726        FPM        BANKERS TRUST 
                     542,330        FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON
                   1,738,600        FIL        MSS NOMINEES LTD
                     303,600        FIL        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                   1,091,470        FIL        BANKERS TRUST 
                   6,133,000        FIL        RBS TRUST BANK
                   3,293,100        FIL        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                   1,556,600        FIL        MORGAN STANLEY
                   4,964,400        FIL        NORTHERN TRUST 
                     483,300        FIL        CITIBANK
                   3,394,600        FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                   2,232,982        FIL        JP MORGAN
                   1,599,952        FIL        CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON
                   3,745,900        FIL        NORTHERN TRUST
                  48,007,835        FIL        HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE 
                                               (UK) LIMITED
                   1,281,461        FIL        STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

TOTAL ORDINARY 
SHARES           141,969,906

CURRENT OWNERSHIP 
PERCENTAGE:            10.09%

SHARES IN 
ISSUE:         1,407,496,676

CHANGE IN 
HOLDINGS SINCE 
LAST FILING:     +15,124,963  ORDINARY SHARES


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