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Signet Group PLC30 November 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest 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 18 NON 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 them PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT STATED 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security 0.5p ORDINARY SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT STATED. 11. Date company informed 30 NOVEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification SEE BELOW. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification SEE BELOW. 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARK JENKINS 0870 9090301 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Date of notification 30.11.05 LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. As of 28 November 2005 Signet Group plc No. of Shares Percent of Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 205,587,549 11.837Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:Capital Guardian Trust Company 15,641,209 0.901Capital International Limited 186,529,004 10.740Capital International S.A. 2,297,910 0.132Capital International, Inc 1,119,426 0.064 Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc As of 28 November 2005 Capital Guardian Trust CompanyRegistered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 224,000Bank of New York Nominees 20,000Chase Nominees Limited 6,233,700Midland Bank plc 127,300Nortrust Nominees 9,010,009RBSTB Nominees Ltd 26,200 TOTAL 15,641,209 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 604,700Bank of New York Nominees 55,796,462Northern Trust 15,239,940Chase Nominees Limited 33,060,067Midland Bank plc 2,079,400Barclays Bank 1,077,400Morgan Guaranty 4,353,200Nortrust Nominees 28,770,666State Street Bank & Trust Co 13,522,758Deutsche Bank AG 14,971,991HSBC Bank plc 12,333,600Mellon Bank N.A. 1,835,900Northern Trust AVFC 643,200KAS UK 385,920Bank One London 1,853,800 TOTAL 186,529,004 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Chase Nominees 1,851,210Midland Bank plc 56,700Royal Bank of Scotland 273,000Lloyds Bank 117,000 TOTAL 2,297,910 Schedule B Capital International Inc. Nortrust Nominees 1,021,426HSBC Bank plc 98,000 TOTAL 1,119,426 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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