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Signet Group PLC08 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companySIGNET GROUP plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC ("CG"). 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST. PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW FROM CG. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themPLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredN/A 6. Percentage of issued classN/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposedNOT STATED 8. Percentage of issued classN/A 9. Class of security0.5p ORDINARY SHARES 10. Date of transactionNOT STATED. 11. Date company informed8 DECEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notificationSEE BELOW. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notificationSEE BELOW. 14. Any additional information- 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesMARK JENKINS 0870 9090301 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationMARK JENKINS Date of notification08.12.06 LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. As of 6 December 2006 Signet Group plc No. of Shares Percent of Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 171,112,377 9.986 Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:Capital Guardian Trust Company 11,087,460 0.647Capital International Limited 128,249,281 7.485Capital International S.A. 15,017,710 0.876Capital International, Inc 16,757,926 0.978 Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc As of 6 December 2006 Capital Guardian Trust CompanyRegistered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 332,900Bank of New York Nominees 445,344Chase Nominees Limited 4,545,416BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 36,000Midland Bank plc 127,300Cede & Co 57,400Nortrust Nominees 5,393,300State Street Bank & Trust Co 57,600Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 92,200 TOTAL 11,087,460 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1443700Bank of New York Nominees 31,653,840Northern Trust 15,395,182Chase Nominees Limited 26,500,207Midland Bank plc 2,315,400Bankers Trust 770,000Barclays Bank 345,500Citibank London 367,700Morgan Guaranty 2,958,400Nortrust Nominees 16,645,624MSS Nominees Ltd 290,000State Street Bank & Trust Co 12,038,008Lloyds Bank 154,500Citibank 455,500Citibank NA 163,200Deutsche Bank AG 401,000Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 504,200HSBC Bank plc 8,177,700Mellon Bank N.A. 1,543,500KAS UK 651,720Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 606,900Bank One London 1,770,100HSBC 75,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 379,300Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 1,996,700Fortis Bank 46,400Metzler Seel Sohn & Co 534,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 66,000 TOTAL 128,249,281 Schedule B Capital International S.A. State Street Nominees Ltd 122,000Chase Nominees 2,513,710Midland Bank plc 578,300Barclays Bank 130,000Pictet & Cie, Geneva 337,000Nortrust Nominees 89,400Morgan Stanley 103,700J.P. Morgan 8,529,700State Street Bank & Trust Co 437,000Lloyds Bank 153,000Citibank NA 85,900HSBC Bank plc 793,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 69,000Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva 821,000Metzler Seel Sohn & Co 55,000Credit Suisse, Zurich 200,000 TOTAL 15,017,710 Schedule B Capital International Inc. State Street Nominees Limited 2,984,100Bank of New York Nominees 1,851,600Northern Trust 109,000Chase Nominees Limited 8,024,600Midland Bank plc 213,500Bankers Trust 44,000Nortrust Nominees 1,159,126State Street Bank & Trust Co 576,600Citibank 74,200Citibank NA 1,277,400HSBC Bank plc 98,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 345,800 TOTAL 16,757,926 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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