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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000000000-05-024395
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	UPLOAD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050517

FILED FOR:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIGNET GROUP PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000832988
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0128

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		UPLOAD

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 GOLDEN SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1F9JG
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44-207-317-9700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 GOLDEN SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1F9JG

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RATNERS GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931213
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Mail Stop 0308

      May 17, 2005

via U.S. mail and facsimile

Mr. Walker Boyd
Group Financial Director
Signet Group plc
Zenith House
The Hyde
London, England  NW9 6EW

		RE:	Signet Group plc
			Form 20-F for the year ended January 29, 2005
			Filed May 3, 2004

Dear Mr. Boyd:

      We have completed our review of your Form 20-F and related
filings and have no further comments at this time.

      If you have any further questions regarding our review of
your
filings, please direct them to Nili Shah at (202) 942-2923 or, in
her
absence, to the undersigned at (202) 551-3841.

							Sincerely,


							Mike Moran
							Accounting Branch Chief
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Mr. J. Gordon Beittenmiller
March 25, 2005
Page 2 of 1


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-0510

         DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE


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