Holding(s) in Company
20 Februar 2003 - 6:07PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:7732H
Signet Group PLC
20 February 2003
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
20.02.03
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
20.02.03
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.
As of 17 February 2003
Signet Group plc
No. of Shares Percent of
Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 239,787,195 13.990
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 26,502,000 1.546
Capital International Limited 207,521,659 12.108
Capital International S.A. 4,006,510 0.234
Capital International, Inc 1,757,026 0.103
Schedule A
Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc
As of 17 February 2003
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Registered Name Local Shares
Chase Nominees Limited 15,122,100
ROY Nominees Limited 16,200
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 54,300
Nortrust Nominees 8,265,900
Citibank London 1,550,000
Bankers Trust 40,000
Midland Bank plc 1,148,400
Bank of New York Nominees 286,900
Deutsche Bank Mannheim 18,200
TOTAL 26,502,000
Schedule B
Capital International Limited
Registered Name Local Shares
Chase Nominees Limited 50,120,620
KAS UK 385,920
HSBC Bank plc 13,086,900
Deutsche Bank AG 11,064,322
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 2,865,900
Nortrust Nominees 28,106,370
Morgan Guaranty 4,511,200
Barclays Bank 1,274,000
Midland Bank plc 2,079,400
Northern Trust 2,608,460
Bank of New York Nominees 57,773,980
State Street Nominees Limited 2,556,200
Bank One London 1,685,000
Bankers Trust 29,403,387
TOTAL 207,521,659
Schedule B
Capital International S.A.
Chase Nominees Limited 3,517,410
Midland Bank plc 99,100
Royal Bank of Scotland 273,000
Lloyds Bank 117,000
TOTAL 4,006,510
Schedule B
Capital International Inc.
Nortrust Nominees 1,659,026
HSBC Bank plc 98,000
TOTAL 1,757,026
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