22nd Jan 2007 17:31
Signet Group PLC22 January 2007 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): Signet Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ................. An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares 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 (iii): Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): ................. 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 20/01/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22/01/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Resulting situation after theusing the ISIN CODE Triggering transaction (vi) triggering transaction (vi) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Ordinary N/A 109,786,444 GB0000403740 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ordinary N/A N/A 109,786,444 N/A 6.396 GB0000403740 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Date (xiii) Exercise/Conversion Period Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial / Date (xiv) may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 109,786,444 6.396 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): ................. Schroder Investment Management Limited - 54,908,297 3.199% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 43,771,724 2.55% Schroder & Co Limited - 348,338 0.02% Schroder Investment Management Japan Limited - 300,490 0.018% Schroder Investment Management Switzerland Limited - 10,457,595 0.609% 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: The Shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for client under investment management agreements. 14. Contact name: Mark Jenkins 15. Contact telephone 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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