1st May 2008 11:06
Signet Group PLC01 May 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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Capital Group International, Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 29 April 2008crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 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 shares Number of voting % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting rights ixCODE Rights viii Direct Indirect Direct x Indirect xi Direct IndirectGB001HTFP68 174,361,624 174,361,624 10.2234% 170,072,025 170,072,025 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. N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 174,361,624 10.2234% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable xv: Number of shares Percent of outstanding Capital Group International Inc. ("CGII") holdings 174,361,624 10.223% Holidngs by CGII Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,694,960 0.099% Capital International Limited 107,844,028 6.323% Capital International S.A. 32,698,310 1.695% Capital International, Inc. 32,124,326 1.884% 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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