WHL - Woolworths Holdings - Acceptance By Directors And Group Secretary Of Share

WHL - Woolworths Holdings - Acceptance By Directors And Group Secretary Of Share
                         Appreciation Rights And Conditional Awards             
WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED                                                     
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1929/001986/06                                              
Share code: WHL & ISIN: ZAE000063863                                            
ACCEPTANCE BY DIRECTORS AND GROUP SECRETARY OF SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND    
CONDITIONAL AWARDS                                                              
In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following         
information is disclosed:                                                       
1. SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS SCHEME (SARS)                                      
Share appreciation rights (SARs), which vest after a 3 year performance period, 
should the performance conditions be met, have been granted at a grant price of 
R15.00 and were accepted on 14 September 2009 by the following:                 
Executive directors    :                               SARs:                    
SN Susman (Chief executive officer):                   140,526                  
AR Jennings:                                           133,333                  
Z Rylands:                                             107,000                  
NW Thomson:                                            84,667                   
Group secretary:                                                                
CL Lowe:                                               67,000                   
Should the performance conditions not be met after a 3 year period the SARs will
not vest. However, the performance conditions will be retested after year 4 and 
if necessary after year 5. If the performance conditions are then met the SARs  
will vest.  Should the performance conditions not be met after year 5, the SARs 
will lapse.   SARs are exercisable from the date of vesting to 7 years from the 
grant date.                                                                     
2. LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN                                                     
Conditional share awards, which vest after a 3 year performance period, subject 
to performance conditions and the extent that these have been met, have been    
issued at a grant price of R15.00 and were accepted on 14 September 2009 by the 
following:                                                                      
Executive directors:                         conditional awards:                
SN Susman (Chief executive officer):                   238,894                  
AR Jennings:                                           133,333                  
Z Rylands:                                             107,000                  
NW Thomson:                                            84,667                   
Group secretary:                                                                
CL Lowe:                                               67,000                   
Clearance has been received in terms of rule 3.66 of the JSE Listings           
Requirements in respect of the above transactions.  All interests in the        
transactions are direct and beneficial.                                         
Cape Town                                                                       
15 September 2009                                                               
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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