9th May 2007 16:01
Signet Group PLC09 May 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Signet Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 04/05/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 08/05/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the Number of Number of Voting Number Number of voting % of votingISIN CODE Shares Rights viii of rights ix rights shares Direct Direct Indirect xi Direct Indirect xGB00B1HTFP68 84,279,263 84,279,263 N/A N/A 94,334,944 N/A 5.534%Ordinary B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date xiii Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights xiv Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 94,334,944 5.534% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Schroder Investment Management Limited 39,887,739 2.34%Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 43,624,561 2.56%Schroders (CI) Limited 82,899 0.005%Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited 280,120 0.016%Schroder & Co Bank AG 10,459,625 0.613% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios information: managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: Identity of the notifier Full name: Mark Andrew Jenkins - Group Company Secretary Contact address: Signet Group plc, 15 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JG Phone number: 0870 90 90 301 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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