2nd Feb 2005 15:48
Signet Group PLC02 February 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Non beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held BNP Paribas FG 2,764,475Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FIL 10,643,378JP Morgan Bournemouth FISL 11,957,791Brown Bros Harriman & Co FMRCO 10,639,611J P Morgan Chase Bank FMRCO 47,059,305State Street Bank & Trust Co FMRCO 35,200Bank of New York Brussels FPM 2,200,102Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 234,666Bankers Trust London FPM 487,000Citibank London FPM 1,685,114Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 111,500JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 7,169,600Mellon Bank FPM 953,821Midland Securities Services FPM 243,265Northern Trust London FPM 4,753,792State Street Bank & Trust Co Lndn FPM 1,259,157Grand Total ordinary shares 102,197,777 The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 178,200 ADRs (10shares per ADR) Brown Brothers Harriman & Co 1,782,000Grand Total ADR 1,782,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired - 6) Percentage of issued class - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 802,000 8) Percentage of issued class 0.05% 9) Class of security 0.5p Ordinary shares 10) Date of transaction Not stated 11) Date company informed 01.02.05 12) Total holding following this notification 103,979,777 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.99% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNE KEATES0870 909 0301 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification ..2 February 2005 Letter from FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited 1 February, 2005 Attn: Company Secretary Dear Sirs Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details thedisclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that anyof these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. Fordisclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its directand indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders. NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Signet Group plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds. (See Schedule above for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule above for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.) 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By Rani JanduRegulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated July 9, 2004, by Eric D Roiter byand on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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