WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2013

Jun 2, 2013

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3 June 2013

The Manager Company Announcements Office ASX Limited Level 4, Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sirs

Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW)

Woolworths Limited - tender offer to buy back US 144A Notes – update

Woolworths Limited today announced that as at the Early Tender Date of 31 May 2103 in the United States, it had received valid tenders of US$736,712,000 in aggregate principal amount in response to its tender offer announced on 17 May 2013 to buy back up to US$630 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes. The tender offer was comprised of two pools of US$370 million and US$260 million (totalling US$630 million) in relation to which valid tenders of US$498,820,000 and US$237,892,000 respectively were received. A further announcement will be made at completion of the tender offer.

Yours faithfully

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

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Peter Horton

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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