19th Nov 2007 17:23
Signet Group PLC19 November 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 notificationAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights XAn acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attachedAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):______________3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)obligation:4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 14 November 2007crossed or reached if different):6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 November 20077. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G)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 sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORD 57,679,585 57,679,585 69,394,961 69,394,961 4.06 USD0.009 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 69,394,961 4.06 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Directand Indirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (69,394,961 - 4.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (61,299,482 - 3.59% = PMC) (LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(61,299,482 - 3.59% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 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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