WHL - Woolworths Holdings - Appointment of Director

WHL - Woolworths Holdings - Appointment of Director                             
Woolworths Holdings Limited                                                     
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1929/001986/06                                              
Share code:  WHL                                                                
ISIN:  ZAE000063863                                                             
("Woolworths Holdings" or "the Company")                                        
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR                                                         
The board of Woolworths Holdings is delighted to announce that Andrew Higginson 
has been appointed as a director of the Company, classified as a non-executive, 
with effect from 1 June 2012.                                                   
Andrew has held a number of senior leadership roles in retail in Britain. He is 
currently the Chief Executive Retailing Services of Tesco Plc and will retire   
from this position effective 1 September 2012. He previously held the position  
of Finance director at Tesco Plc and at several other British based retail      
chains.                                                                         
He has also served as a non-executive director and as the chairman of audit     
committees for a number of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.       
Cape Town                                                                       
4 June 2012                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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