Holding(s) in Company
January 13 2005 - 11:42AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3566H
Woolworths Group PLC
13 January 2005
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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
BOTH BENEFICIAL AND 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.
N/A
6) Percentage of issued Class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
NOT STATED
8) Percentage of issued Class
N/A
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 12.5P EACH
10) Date of transaction
NOT STATED
11) Date company informed
13 JANUARY 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
58,896,773
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
(3.85 BENEFICIAL
4.10% (0.25 NON-BENEFICIAL
14) Any additional information
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 ...13 JANUARY 2005..........
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
WOOLWORTHS plc ord GBP 0.125 shares
Total number of shares held as at 10/01/04 was 58,896,773 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 16,683 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody
Extra Income Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) Extra Income Fund a/c 845030
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 46,684 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody
Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) Ethical Fund a/c 845042
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 952,344 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody
UK Equity Income Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) UK Equity Income a/c 845017
Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 155,612 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody
UK Opportunities Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) UK Opportunities a/c 889598
Fund
Sun Life Nominees Ltd 12,735 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody
A/c 20 Princes Pension Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) Scheme a/c 777094
Princes Foods Ltd
Sun Life Nominees Ltd 22,127 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody
A/c 29 Cobham Pension Plan Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) a/c 777167
Sun Life Nominees Ltd 4,572 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody
A/c 31 Princes (1977) Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) Pension Scheme a/c 785078
Princes Food Ltd
Sun Life Nominees Ltd 5,572 Eldridge Pope HSBC Global Custody
A/c 32 Pension Fund Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial) a/c 873426
Sun Life Pensions 31,122 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c ?
Sun Life Pensions 261,250 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 867815
Sun Life Pensions 803,435 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 867396
Sun Life Pensions 1,844,835 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd A/c X Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 867372
Sun Life Assurance 19,974,384 Sun Life Assurance HSBC Global Custody
Society Plc Society Plc Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 776934
Sun Life Unit Assurance 600,000 Sun Life Unit HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X Assurance Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 867116
Sun Life Unit Assurance 4,997,982 Sun Life Unit HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X Assurance Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) a/c 867050
Sun Life Pensions 707,302 Sun Life Pensions BNY (OCS) Nominees
Management Ltd Management Ltd Limited
(Beneficial)
AXA Sun Life plc 26,005,440 Axa Sun Life Plc Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law (fmly Axa Equity &
Life Assurance Society Law Life Assurance
plc) Society plc)
(Beneficial)
AXA UK Group Pension 386,694 AXA UK Group Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme Equity Fund Pension Scheme a/c 00994
(Non-Beneficial) Equity Fund
AXA Financial, Inc 2,068,000 AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)
Holding as % of Issued Capital
Total Beneficial
Interest 55,225,750 3.85
Total Non-Beneficial
Interest 3,671,023 0.25
Total 58,896,773 4.10%
* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employee
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-
exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance
Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon
it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed
beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing
control over the issuer
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