13th Mar 2008 17:35
Signet Group PLC13 March 2008 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Signet Group plcissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights xAn acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attachedAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Capital Group International, notification obligation: Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which 11 March 2008 the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares Triggering transactionif possibleusing the Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of votingISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights rights ix rights viii Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi Direct Indirect xGB001HTFP68 149,394,824 149,394,824 164,074,935 164,074,935 9.6203% 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 N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights164,074,935 9.6203% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Number of shares Percent of outstandingCapital Group International Inc. ("CGII") holdings 164,074,935 9.620% Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,694,960 0.099%Capital International Limited 110,536,439 6.481%Capital International S.A. 28,916,210 1.695%Capital International, Inc. 22,927,326 1.344% 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 information: 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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