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Signet Group PLC25 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Signet Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 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 BriTel Fund Trustees Limited. 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 Not stated. 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 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 24 May 2006 11. Date company informed 25 May 2006 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 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Date of notification 25 May 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. LETTER FROM BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED FOR TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME (SeeNote 1) Holdings in: Signet Group. Issued capital: 1,736,507,591 As at 24 May 2006 Registered Holders: Held on behalf of: No. of Shares % of issued capital Direct Holdings: (See Note 2)BritTel Fund Nominees Trustees of BT 3,119,659 0.180Limited Pension Scheme Subsidiary Holdings: (See Note 3)Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes Assured 13,884,948 0.799 Limited Indirect Holdings: (See Note 4)Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus 19,643,057 Fund (FF) Chase Nominees Ltd The Second 7,239,379 Hermes UK Focus Fund (SF) Chase Nominees Ltd The Third 11,427,601 Hermes UK Focus Fund (TF) Total indirect Holdings: 38,310,037 2.206 Total Interest: 55,314,644 3.185 Stock on Loan 1,852,518 0.107 Note 1: The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control Britel Fund TrusteesLimited, which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes FocusAsset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes AssuredLimited and Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes PensionsManagement Limited. Note 2: These shares are held on behalf of the Trustees of the BT Pension Schemein funds managed by Hermes Investment Management Limited. Note 3: These shares are held directly by Hermes Assured Limited, a subsidiaryof Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Note 4: These shares are held through an interest in four UK LimitedPartnerships, in which Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a GeneralPartner and Hermes SLP Limited is a Limited Partner. Hermes InvestmentManagement Limited is a General Partner in FF, TF and SC. Britel Fund TrusteesLimited is a Limited Partner in FF and SC, through which some of these assets ofthe BT Pension Scheme are invested. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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