17th Aug 2007 15:49
Signet Group PLC17 August 2007 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 15 August 2007crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rightsif possible Shares Voting rights ixusing the Rights viii Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi Direct IndirectISIN CODE x Ordinary 136,878,328 136,878,328 134,496,728 134,496,728 7.8868%Shares B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type 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 134,496,728 7.8868% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable xv: Number of shares Percent of outstanding Capital Group International Inc. ("CGII") holdings 136,878,328 8.027% Holidngs by CGII Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 7,978,060 0.468%Capital International Limited 92,981,832 5.452% Capital International S.A. 16,809,410 0.986%Capital International, Inc. 16,727,426 0.981% 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 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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