WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Appointment of a non-executive director and dealing in securities by a director

Appointment of a non-executive director and dealing in securities by a director

Woolworths Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1929/001986/06)
Share code: WHL
ISIN: ZAE000063863
("WHL" or "the company")

APPOINTMENT OF A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEALING IN SECURITIES BY A DIRECTOR

1.      Appointment of a non-executive director

        The board of WHL is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Allaway as a non-
        executive director of the company with effect from 1 December 2014.

        Patrick Allaway is an Australian national, with over 30 years' experience in the global finance
        industry across corporate advisory, capital markets, derivatives, private equity, mergers &
        acquisitions, corporate & project finance and strategic planning. He is currently a non-
        executive director and member of the audit committee of Metcash Limited, a leading
        Australian wholesale distribution company and an ASX Top 100 listed company. Patrick was
        previously a non-executive director of Macquarie Goodman Group, managing director of SBC
        Warburg Capital Markets and Treasury and Executive chairman of Saltbush Capital Markets.

2.      Dealing in securities by a director

        In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following information is
        disclosed:

        Director                          :      Stuart Alan Ransom Rose
        Company                           :      Woolworths Holdings Limited
        Date of transaction               :      7 October 2014
        Nature of transaction             :      On market purchase of shares
        Class of securities               :      Ordinary shares
        Number of securities              :      2 565
        Purchase price                    :      7 190 cents per share
        Total value of transaction        :      R184 423.50
        Highest price                     :      7 275 cents per share
        Lowest price                      :      7 128 cents per share
        Nature of interest                :      Direct beneficial
        Clearance obtained                :      Yes

Cape Town
9 October 2014

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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