EX-99 2 mv8-20ex99_1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SIGNET GROUP plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AFFILIATE OF THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC ("CG") 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. PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW FROM CG. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT STATED 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 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 23 APRIL 2004 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 ANNE KEATES 0870 9090301 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification 26.04.04 LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. As of 20 April 2004 Signet Group plc
Percent of No. of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 217,369,582 12.56 Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 22,839,800 1.32 Capital International Limited 191,166,146 11.05 Capital International S.A. 2,244,210 0.13 Capital International, Inc 1,119,426 0.065
Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc As of 20 April 2004 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 13,888,400 Midland Bank plc 1,004,800 2 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 18,200 Bankers Trust 40,000 Citibank London 703,300 Nortrust Nominees 7,142,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 26,200 ROY Nominees Ltd 16,200 TOTAL 22,839,800 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,374,700 Bank of New York Nominees 64,287,971 Northern Trust 5,421,560 Chase Nominees Limited 32,863,980 Midland Bank plc 2,079,400 Bankers Trust 3,660,187 Barclays Bank 1,077,400 Morgan Guaranty 4,681,200 Nortrust Nominees 32,928,248 State Street Bank & Trust Co 11,812,358 Deutsche Bank AG 13,382,322 HSBC Bank plc 13,285,500 Mellon Bank N.A. 196,600 KAS UK 385,920 Bank One London 1,728,800 TOTAL 191,166,146 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Chase Nominees 1,797,510 Midland Bank plc 56,700 Royal Bank of Scotland 273,000 Lloyds Bank 117,000 TOTAL 2,244,210 Schedule B Capital International Inc. Nortrust Nominees 1,021,426 HSBC Bank plc 98,000 TOTAL 1,119,426 3 SCHEDULE 10 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. Please see letter below from FMR Corp and FIL 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 State Street Nominees Ltd FMRCO 45,500 HSBC FMRCO 9,052,100 JP Morgan Chase FMRCO 73,900 Chase Nominees Ltd FMRCO 7,391,965 Clydesdale Bank (Head office) Nominees Limited FISL 15,648,813 Chase Nominees Ltd FPM 314,594 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd FPM 137,200 RBS Trust Bank FPM 406,390 Bank of New York Europe FPM 901,846 MSS Nominees Ltd FPM 243,265 Citibank FPM 735,500 Bankers Trust FIL 248,431 RBS Trust Bank FIL 2,835,250 Nortrust Nominees Ltd FIL 1,535,087 Northern Trust FIL 3,293,239 Bank of New York Europe FIL 575,700 Citibank FIL 1,145,600 HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited FIL 24,953,600 Morgan Stanley FIL 771,921 Chase Manhattan Bank London FIL 753,470 JP Morgan FIL 1,097,300 State Street Nominees Ltd FIL 650,100 Bank of New York Brussels FIL 541,100 4 Bank of New York London FIL 2,220,200 State Street Bank & Trust FIL 111,500 BNP Paribas FIL 1,906,546 Mellon Bank FIL 150,200
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not stated 6) Percentage of issued class Not stated 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 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 14.06.04 12) Total holding following this notification 77,740,317 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.49% 14) Any additional information - 5 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNE KEATES 0870 909 0301 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification ..14 June 2004 6 Letter from FMR Corp June 10,2004 Attn: Company Secretary Dear Sirs Enclosed are notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of 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. For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct 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 7 (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 8 control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By Eric D. Roiter Senior V.P. & General Counsel - FMR Co. Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated December 30, 1997, by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 9 SCHEDULE 10 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. Please see letter below from FMR Corp and FIL 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 State Street Nominees Ltd FMRCO 305,691 HSBC FMRCO 10,561,764 JP Morgan Chase FMRCO 86,648 Chase Nominees Ltd FMRCO 18,053,987 Clydesdale Bank (Head office) Nominees Limited FISL 12,189,095 Chase Nominees Ltd FPM 234,666 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd FPM 100,980 RBS Trust Bank FPM 306,663 Bank of New York Europe FPM 741,239 MSS Nominees Ltd FPM 243,265 Citibank FPM 674,404 Bankers Trust FIL 222,544 RBS Trust Bank FIL 2,404,086 Nortrust Nominees Ltd FIL 1,535,087 Northern Trust FIL 2,779,743 Bank of New York Europe FIL 519,126 Citibank FIL 1,097,492 HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited FIL 26,813,674 Morgan Stanley FIL 771,921 Chase Manhattan Bank London FIL 753,470 JP Morgan FIL 1,097,300 State Street Nominees Ltd FIL 650,100 Bank of New York Brussels FIL 541,100 10 Bank of New York London FIL 1,674,035 State Street Bank & Trust FIL 111,500 BNP Paribas FIL 2,176,875 Mellon Bank FIL 150,200
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not stated 6) Percentage of issued class Not stated 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 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 04.08.04 12) Total holding following this notification 86,769,655 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.01% 14) Any additional information - 11 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNE KEATES 0870 909 0301 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification ..4 August 2004 12 Letter from FMR Corp August 3,2004 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 the disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of 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. For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct 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 13 (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 14 control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated July 9, 2004, by Eric D Roiter by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 15 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director See below 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest See below 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) See below 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) See below 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary See below 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired See below 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 16 10) Percentage of issued class N/A 11) Class of security See below 12) Price per share See below 13) Date of transaction See below 14) Date company informed See below 15) Total holding following this notification See below 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 17 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates 0870 90 90 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 26 April 2004 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS Signet Group plc announces that, on 23 April 2004, 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the Company were purchased by Mourant & Co Trustees Ltd, as trustee of the Signet Group plc Employee Share Trust ( the"ESOT"), at a price of (pound)1.187726 per share. W G Boyd and J McAdam, Directors of the Company, are, in common with all other UK employees of the Group with more than six months' service, deemed under the Companies Act 1985 and by virtue of the trusts of the ESOT to have an interest in all of such Ordinary Shares, although none of them have been granted any specific interest in such shares. 18 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director James McAdam 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest As in 2) above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) - 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) - 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of options granted in April 1998 and subsequent sale of shares 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 1,075,145 8) Percentage of issued class 0.062 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 1,075,145 19 10) Percentage of issued class 0.062 11) Class of security 0.5p ordinary shares 12) Price per share Exercise price (pound)0.4325 per share Selling price (pound)1.1275 per share 13) Date of transaction 15.06.04 14) Date company informed 15.06.04 15) Total holding following this notification 242,088 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.0139 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 20 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates 0870 90 90 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification.....16 June 2004........... 21 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director Walker Gordon Boyd 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest As in 2) above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) As in 2) above 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) - 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of options granted in October 1997 and April 1998 and subsequent sale of shares 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 1,582,702 8) Percentage of issued class 0.091 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 1,582,702 22 10) Percentage of issued class 0.091 11) Class of security 0.5p ordinary shares 12) Price per share Exercise prices: 837,037 share options @(pound)0.3375 745,665 share options @(pound)0.4325 Selling price: (pound)1.1275 13) Date of transaction 15 June 2004 14) Date company informed 15 June 2004 15) Total holding following this notification 433,495 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.0250 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 23 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates 0870 9090 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification......16 June 2004........ 24 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director See below 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest See below 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) See below 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) See below 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary See below 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired See below 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 25 10) Percentage of issued class N/A 11) Class of security See below 12) Price per share See below 13) Date of transaction See below 14) Date company informed See below 15) Total holding following this notification See below 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 26 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates 0870 90 90 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification...14 June 2004....... SIGNET GROUP PLC Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons Signet Group plc announces that, on 14 June 2004, 44,019 Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the Company were allotted and issued to Signet Group QUEST Limited, as trustee of the Signet Group Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust ("the QUEST"), at a subscription price of (pound)1.13 per share pursuant to the Company's Savings Related Share Option Scheme. W G Boyd and J McAdam, Directors of the Company, are, in common with all other UK employees of the Group with more than six months' service, deemed under the Companies Act 1985 and by virtue of the trusts of the QUEST to have an interest in all of such Ordinary Shares and in the Ordinary Shares already held by the trustee under the QUEST, although none of them have been granted any specific interest in such shares. 27 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director Dale Hilpert 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest As in 2) above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) As in 2) above 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) - 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Personal purchase 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 20,000 8) Percentage of issued class 0.00115 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 28 10) Percentage of issued class - 11) Class of security 0.5p ordinary shares 12) Price per share (pound)1.175 13) Date of transaction 18 June 2004 14) Date company informed 18 June 2004 15) Total holding following this notification 20,000 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.00115 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 29 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates telephone 0870 90 90 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification......18 June 2004........ 30 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Signet Group plc 2) Name of director See below 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest See below 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) See below 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) See below 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary See below 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired See below 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10) Percentage of issued class N/A 31 11) Class of security See below 12) Price per share See below 13) Date of transaction See below 14) Date company informed See below 15) Total holding following this notification See below 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant - 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 32 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information - 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Keates 0870 90 90 301 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 25 June 2004 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS Signet Group plc announces that, on 24 June 2004, 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the Company were purchased by Mourant & Co Trustees Ltd, as trustee of the Signet Group plc Employee Share Trust ( the"ESOT"), at a price of (pound)1.178258 per share. W G Boyd and J McAdam, Directors of the Company, are, in common with all other UK employees of the Group with more than six months' service, deemed under the Companies Act 1985 and by virtue of the trusts of the ESOT to have an interest in all of such Ordinary Shares, although none of them have been granted any specific interest in such shares. 33