RNS Number:5220K
Signet Group PLC
29 April 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 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
29.04.03

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
29.04.03




LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

As of 25 April 2003

Signet Group plc
                                                     No. of Shares         Percent of
                                                                          Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings      239,915,470              13.99
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company                          26,277,400              1.533
Capital International Limited                          207,874,534             12.129
Capital International S.A.                               4,006,510              0.233
Capital International, Inc                               1,757,026              0.102





                                   Schedule A

                    Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc

                             As of 19 February 2003

                         Capital Guardian Trust Company


Registered Name                                        Local Shares

Bankers Trust                                                40,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                   286,900
Chase Nominees Limited                                   15,020,300
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                       18,200
Citibank London                                           1,550,000
Nortrust Nominees                                         8,196,500
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                           54,300
Roy Nominees Ltd                                             16,200
Midland Bank plc                                          1,095,000
                                                TOTAL    26,277,400




                                   Schedule B

                         Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                        Local Shares

State Street Nominees Ltd                                 2,556,200
Morgan Guaranty                                           4,511,200
HSBC Bank plc                                            13,086,900
Deutsche Bank AG                                         11,064,322
State Street Bank & Trust Co                              2,865,900
Nortrust Nominees                                        28,313,970
KAS UK                                                      385,920
Barclays Bank                                             1,274,000
Bankers Trust                                            29,403,387
Midland Bank plc                                          2,079,400
Chase Nominees Limited                                   50,120,620
Bank of New York Nominees                                57,919,255
Bank One London                                           1,685,000
Northern Trust                                            2,608,460
                                                TOTAL   207,874,534




                                   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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