Implementation of Scheme WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1929/001986/06 Share code: WHL ISIN: ZAE000063863 (“WHL”) Implementation of Scheme WHL is pleased to advise that the previously announced scheme of arrangement between David Jones Limited (“David Jones”) and Vela Investments Pty Ltd (“Vela Investments”) a subsidiary of WHL, has been implemented today. WHL, through Vela Investments, now holds all the ordinary shares in David Jones. The Scheme Consideration of A$4.00 for each David Jones share held on the Scheme Record Date (Friday, 25 July 2014) will be paid to the David Jones shareholders today. David Jones will today apply for termination of the official quotation of its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and for David Jones to be removed from the official list of ASX from the close of trading on Monday, 4 August 2014. Cape Town 1 August 2014 Investor contacts: WHL Ralph Buddle Head of Corporate Projects and Investor Relations T: +27 21 407 3250 M: +27 83 412 4923 Media contacts: WHL South Africa Australia Susie Squire Brunswick Hintons Head of Corporate Affairs & PR Nic Bennett Angus Urquhart T:+27 21 407 7546 T:+27 11 502 7300 T: +61 3 9600 1979 M:+27 60 532 3999 M:+27 71 442 2401 M: +61 402 575 684 Carol Roos Nerida Mossop T:+27 11 502 7300 T: +61 3 9600 1979 M:+27 72 690 1230 M: +61 437 361 433 Financial and debt advisers to WHL: Rothschild Standard Bank Legal advisers to WHL: Gilbert +Tobin Webber Wentzel Linklaters Transaction Sponsor to WHL: Standard Bank Independent Sponsor to WHL: Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 01/08/2014 11:45:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.