29th Aug 2006 15:40
Signet Group PLC29 August 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC ("CG") AND CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AN AFFILIATE OF CG. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST. PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW FROM CG. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT STATED 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security 0.5p ORDINARY SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT STATED. 11. Date company informed 28 AUGUST 2006 12. Total holding following this notification SEE BELOW. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification SEE BELOW. 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARK JENKINS 0870 9090301 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification MARK JENKINS Date of notification 29.08.06 LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. As of 28 August 2006 Signet Group plc No. of Shares Percent of OutstandingThe Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 185,243,686 10.672 Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 11,612,163 0.669Capital International Limited 138,719,487 7.992Capital International S.A. 15,890,110 0.915Capital International, Inc 19,021,926 1.096 Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc As of 28 August 2006 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 332,900Bank of New York Nominees 437,200Chase Nominees Limited 4,742,563BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 36,000Midland Bank plc 127,300Cede & Co 57,400Nortrust Nominees 5,728,200State Street Bank & Trust Co 57,600HSBC Bank plc 800Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 92,200 TOTAL 11,612,163 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,521,400Bank of New York Nominees 35,321,986Northern Trust 15,395,182Chase Nominees Limited 27,016,767Midland Bank plc 2,401,400Bankers Trust 770,000Barclays Bank 345,500Citibank London 367,700Morgan Guaranty 2,958,400Nortrust Nominees 18,025,824MSS Nominees Ltd 290,000State Street Bank & Trust Co 13,587,808Lloyds Bank 274,500Citibank 455,500Citibank NA 163,200Deutsche Bank AG 432,100Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 504,200HSBC Bank plc 8,177,700Mellon Bank N.A. 1,543,500Northern Trust AVFC 2,968,400KAS UK 651,720Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 606,900Bank One London 1,770,100HSBC 75,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 379,300Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 2,069,000Fortis Bank 46,400Metzler Seel Sohn & Co 534,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 66,000 TOTAL 138,719,487 Schedule B Capital International S.A. State Street Nominees Ltd 122,000Bank of New York Nominees 77,100Chase Nominees 3,395,010Midland Bank plc 578,300Barclays Bank 130,000Pictet & Cie, Geneva 337,000Nortrust Nominees 89,400Morgan Stanley 103,700J.P. Morgan 8,443,700State Street Bank & Trust Co 437,000Lloyds Bank 153,000Citibank NA 85,900HSBC Bank plc 793,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 69,000Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva 821,000Metzler Seel Sohn & Co 55,000Credit Suisse, Zurich 200,000 TOTAL 15,890,110 Schedule B Capital International Inc. State Street Nominees Limited 5,248,100Bank of New York Nominees 1,851,600Northern Trust 109,000Chase Nominees Limited 8,024,600Midland Bank plc 213,500Bankers Trust 44,000Nortrust Nominees 1,159,126State Street Bank & Trust Co 576,600Citibank 74,200Citibank NA 1,277,400HSBC Bank plc 98,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 345,800 TOTAL 19,021,926 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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