WLW Woolworths

RNS Number:8203W
Woolworths Group PLC
5 June 2002


For immediate release


                              WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC

         SALE OF THE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS OF DISC DISTRIBUTION LIMITED


Woolworths Group plc today announces that its subsidiary, VCI plc ("VCI"), has
sold the trading assets of its entertainment distribution business, Disc
Distribution Limited ("Disc"), to Deluxe Video Services Limited ("Deluxe").

The total consideration is less than £1 million, made up of the transfer to
Deluxe of certain of Disc's property outgoings together with a cash payment by
Deluxe of £375,000 which may be adjusted in line with the recoupment,
post-completion, of advances paid by Disc to certain third party distributed
labels.

As a result of the sale, physical distribution of VCI's own video and audio
product will be handled by Deluxe.

The disposal reflects VCI's strategy of focussing on audio and video
entertainment publishing and is expected to have no material effect on the
results of Woolworths Group plc.


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For more information contact:-


Christopher Rogers, Woolworths Group Finance Director:    + 44 (0) 207 706 5883
Richard Green, Managing Director, VCI plc:                + 44 (0) 207 396 8803
Nicole Lander, Woolworths Group Corporate Affairs:        + 44 (0) 207 706 5653



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