Acquisition	3 Months Ended
May 03, 2014
Acquisition	18. Acquisition On November 4, 2013, Signet acquired a diamond polishing factory in Gaborone, Botswana for $9.1 million. The acquisition expands the Company’s long-term diamond sourcing capabilities and provides resources for the Company to cut and polish stones. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2014. The Company is in the process of finalizing the valuation of the net assets acquired, most notably the valuation of property, plant and equipment. The total consideration paid by the Company was funded through existing cash and allocated to the net assets acquired based on the preliminary fair values as follows: property, plant and equipment acquired of $5.5 million and goodwill of $3.6 million. None of the goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill balance is recorded within other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. See Note 10. The results of operations related to the acquired diamond polishing factory are reported within the Other operating segment of Signet’s consolidated results and included in Signet’s condensed consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition in the Other operating segment.

Acquisition

3 Months Ended

May 03, 2014

18. Acquisition

On November 4, 2013, Signet acquired a diamond polishing factory in Gaborone, Botswana for $9.1 million. The acquisition expands the Company’s long-term diamond sourcing capabilities and provides resources for the Company to cut and polish stones.

The transaction was accounted for as a business combination during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2014. The Company is in the process of finalizing the valuation of the net assets acquired, most notably the valuation of property, plant and equipment. The total consideration paid by the Company was funded through existing cash and allocated to the net assets acquired based on the preliminary fair values as follows: property, plant and equipment acquired of $5.5 million and goodwill of $3.6 million. None of the goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill balance is recorded within other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. See Note 10.

The results of operations related to the acquired diamond polishing factory are reported within the Other operating segment of Signet’s consolidated results and included in Signet’s condensed consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition in the Other operating segment.