5th Feb 2008 13:00
Signet Group PLC05 February 2008 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Signet Group plc 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 theacquisition of shares 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 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 01/02/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/02/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/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 xi GB00B1HTFP68 85,689,438 5.024% 84,047,858 4.93% 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 rights 84,047,858 4.93% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 general partner,Artisan Investment Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of theState of Wisconsin on December 7, 1994. All of the outstanding stock of ArtisanInvestment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under thelaws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler eachown 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 alldividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, all of the securities reportedhereunder. 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 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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