12th Jan 2006 15:52
Signet Group PLC12 January 2006 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") 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 Non beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held Bank of New York Brussels FIL 245,800JP Morgan Bournemouth FISL 10,259,471Brown Bros Harriman & Co FMRCO 7,250,000J P Morgan Chase Bank FMRCO 25,000,000Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,534,502Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 234,666Bankers Trust London FPM 487,000Citibank London FPM 989,184Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 74,000JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 957,700Mellon Bank FPM 865,521Midland Securities Services FPM 223,365Northern Trust London FPM 2,554,056State Street Bank & Trust Co Lndn FPM 1,158,177Total shares held 51,833,442 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired - 6) Percentage of issued class - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 11,230,785 8) Percentage of issued class 0.65 9) Class of security 0.5p Ordinary shares 10) Date of transaction Not stated 11) Date company informed 12.01.06 12) Total holding following this notification 51,833,442 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.99% 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 ..12 January 2006 Letter from FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited 11 January 2006 Attn: Company Secretary Dear Sirs Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details thedisclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that anyof these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. Fordisclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity InternationalLimited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both beingnon-beneficial holders. NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Signet Group plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares and ADRs A. FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule above for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). B. Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK),Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. 7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have no further reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof. By Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004, by Eric D Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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