22nd Feb 2008 10:36
Signet Group PLC22 February 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 X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Artisan Partners Limitednotification obligation: Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different State Street Bank, Bank of Newfrom 3.) York, Brown Brothers Harriman, Mellon Bank 5. Date of the transaction and date on which 20/02/2008the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/02/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 5%reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares Triggering transaction transaction Number of Number of Voting Number Number of voting % of votingif possible Shares Rights viii of rights ix rightsusing the sharesISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect x xiGB00B1HTFP68 84,778,076 4.97% 86,464,872 5.07% B: Financial Instruments Resulting 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 rights86,464,872 5.07% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investmentadviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State ofDelaware on December 8, 1994. Control of APLP is vested in its generalpartner, Artisan Investment Corporation, a corporation organized under thelaws of the State of Wisconsin on December 7, 1994. All of the outstandingstock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporationorganized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler andCarlene M. Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc. APLP,pursuant to advisory contracts, has the power to purchase and sell securitieson behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Personsother 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 N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/Ahold 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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