28th Mar 2008 17:07
Signet Group PLC28 March 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Signet Group plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 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 ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) State Street Bank, Bank of New York, Brown Brothers Harriman, Mellon Bank 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 27/3/2008crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28/3/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting shares ixCODE Rights viii Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB00B1HTFP68 86,221,339 5.055% 85,234,816 4.998% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 85,234,816 4.998% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable xv: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organizedunder the laws of the State of Delaware on December 8, 1994. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, ArtisanInvestment Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin on December 7, 1994. All ofthe outstanding stock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under the lawsof the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc.APLP, pursuant to advisory contracts, has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and thepower to vote for most clients. Persons other APLP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from thesale of, all of the securities reported hereunder. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: Identity of the notifier Full name: Mark Andrew Jenkins - Group Company SecretaryContact address: Signet Group plc, 15 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JGPhone 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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