WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED — M&A Activity 2009

Sep 30, 2009

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• 1 October 2009

Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange

Dear Sir or Madam

Carboxy Pty Ltd takeover offer for Danks Holdings Limited - fulfilment of FIRB condition

We refer to the takeover offer by Carboxy Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited) for all of the shares in Danks Holdings Limited ( Offer ).

On behalf of Carboxy Pty Ltd, we enclose a notice under section 630(4) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in relation to the fulfilment of a condition to the Offer.

Yours faithfully

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Peter Horton

Company Secretary

Enclosure

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Notice in relation to the fulfilment of a condition

Reference is made to the takeover offer by Carboxy Pty Ltd ( Carboxy ) for all of the shares in Danks Holdings Limited ( Offer ) and to Carboxy's bidder's statement in relation to the Offer (a copy of which was given to the Australian Securities Exchange on 2 September 2009) ( Bidder's Statement ).

Carboxy hereby gives notice pursuant to section 630(4) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that the condition to the Offer contained in section 8.6(f) of the Bidder's Statement (and entitled "Foreign Investment Review Board") has been fulfilled.

Dated: 1 October 2009

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Peter Horton Company Secretary Carboxy

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