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Signet Group PLC
20 March 2003


For immediate release
Signet Group plc (LSE: SIG, Nasdaq NMS: SIGY)                20 March 2003


                             NOTICE OF ANNOUNCEMENT

                      SIGNET GROUP PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Signet Group plc (LSE: SIG and Nasdaq NMS: SIGY), the world's largest speciality
retail jeweller, will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 1
February 2003, at 12.00 noon (BST) on Wednesday 26 March 2003.

There will be a presentation chaired by Terry Burman, Group and US CEO and
Walker Boyd, Group Finance Director at 2.00 p.m. (BST) on 26 March 2003 for
analysts and institutional investors.  The presentation, can also be accessed
remotely by a simultaneous audio webcast plus slides on the Signet Group website
(www.signetgroupplc.com) or by dialling in to the results conference call at
2.00 p.m. (BST) (9.00 a.m. EST and 6.00 a.m. Pacific time).

Conference call details are as follows:

European dial-in:            +44 (0) 20 7984 7576           Password: "Signet"
European 48 hr replay:       +44 (0) 20 7984 7578           Access code: 163387

US dial-in:                  +1 719 457 2621                Password: "Signet"
US 48 hr replay:             +1 719 457 0820                Access code: 163387



For further information:

Tim Jackson, Investor Relations Director:                 +44 (0) 20 7399 9520

Mike Smith/Tim Grey, Brunswick:                           +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Andre Brands, The Global Consulting Group:                +1 212 807 5010



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