Disclosure of significant holding of Woolworths Holdings ordinary shares and dealings 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 ('Woolworths Holdings' or 'the Company') DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS ORDINARY SHARES AND DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY A DIRECTOR 1. Disclosure of significant holding of Woolworths Holdings ordinary shares In accordance with the provisions of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and Section 122(1) of the Companies Act 2008, as amended, shareholders are advised of the following: The Public Investment Corporation (“PIC”) has notified the Company that accounts under its management have increased its holding in the Company, such that its total interest now amounts to 17.022% of the total issued shares. Accordingly the PIC represents 17.022% of the voting rights in the Company. 2. Dealing in securities by a director Restricted Share Plan (RSP) In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following information is disclosed: Director : Ian Moir Company : Woolworths Holdings Limited Date of transaction : 10 October 2014 Nature of transaction : On-market purchase of shares in terms of RSP Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of securities : 258 210 Purchase price : 6 971.06 cents per share Total value of transaction : R17 999 972.71 Highest price : 7 405 cents per share Lowest price : 6 777 cents per share Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes The allocation of RSPs is subject to performance conditions. Cape Town 13 October 2014 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 13/10/2014 04:00:00 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.