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Signet Group PLC06 November 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 See Below 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them See Below 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not Stated 6) Percentage of issued class - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 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 06.11.06 12) Total holding following this notification 51,874,264 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.02% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARK JENKINS 0870 909 0301 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Date of notification ..6 November 2006.. LEGAL ENTITY REPORT As at 01 November 2006 Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed below, hada notifiable interest in 51,874,264 ORD GBP0.005 representing 3.02% of theissued share capital of 1,716,896,631 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barlcays Global Investors Ltd 16,378,215 .9539Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 11,971,271 .6973Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 167,583 .0098Barclays Capital Inc 3,444,750 .2006Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 148,176 .0086Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 5,000 .0003Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,974,882 .1150Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 8,761,446 .5103Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,331,692 .1358Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 132,451 .0077Gerrard Ltd 158,279 .0092Barclays Global Fund Advisors 6,400,519 .3728 Group Holding 51,874,264 3.0213 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT As at 01 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 51,874,264 ORD GBP0.005 representing 3.02%of the issued share capital of 1,716,896,631 units. Registered Holder Account Designation HoldingBank of New York 122,399Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 7,688,306Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 2,370,750Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 1,647,747Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,074,000Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,073,140Barclays Global Investors Canada 132,451Barclays Trust Co & Others 5,000Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 886,101Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 602,953Investors Bank and Trust Co 10,906,715Investors Bank and Trust Co 6,400,519JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 418,918JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 104,510JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 975,059JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 230,252JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 13,708,381JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 135,986JP Morgan Chase Bank 148,176JP Morgan Chase Bank 55,091JP Morgan Chase Bank 1,974,882JP Morgan Chase Bank 122,844Mellon Tust - US Custodian 67,707Mitsui Asset 31,003R C Greig Nominees Ltd 62,279RC Greig Nominees Ltd GP1 26,000RC Greig Nominees Ltd a/c AK1 70,000State Street Boston 819,359Trust & Custody Services Bank 13,736 Total 51,874,264 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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