HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the world's largest specialty retail jeweler, today announced that Terry Burman has agreed to remain Group Chief Executive Officer until January 29, 2011, at which time he will retire. Sir Malcolm Williamson, Chairman, commented: "I am delighted that Terry will continue to lead Signet for the next three Holiday Seasons. The board will conduct a succession process involving both internal and external candidates." Enquiries: Tim Jackson, Investor Relations Director +1 441 296 5872 Press: John Dudzinsky, Taylor Rafferty +1 212 889 4350 Jonathan Glass, Brunswick +44 (0)20 7404 5959 Signet operated 1,991 specialty retail jewelry stores at November 1, 2008; these included 1,431 stores in the US, where the Group trades as "Kay Jewelers", "Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry" and under a number of regional names. At that date Signet operated 560 stores in the UK, where the Group trades as "H.Samuel", "Ernest Jones" and "Leslie Davis". Further information on Signet is available at http://www.signetjewelers.com/. See also http://www.kay.com/, http://www.jared.com/, http://www.hsamuel.co.uk/ and http://www.ernestjones.co.uk/. DATASOURCE: Signet Jewelers Ltd CONTACT: Enquiries, Tim Jackson, Investor Relations Director, +1-441-296-5872; or Press, John Dudzinsky, Taylor Rafferty, +1-212-889-4350, or Jonathan Glass, Brunswick, +44(0)20-7404-5959 Web Site: http://www.signetjewelers.com/

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