Holding(s) in Company
29 Juli 2003 - 2:45PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0805O
Signet Group PLC
29 July 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
SIGNET GROUP plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
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
25.07.03
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
29.07.03
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.
As of 23 July 2003
Signet Group plc
No. of Shares Percent of
Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 223,892,134 13.032
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 24,717,300 1.439
Capital International Limited 193,485,198 11.262
Capital International S.A. 3,932,610 0.229
Capital International, Inc 1,757,026 0.102
Schedule A
Schedule of holdings in Signet Group plc
As of 2 July 2003
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Registered Name Local Shares
Bank of New York Nominees 286,900
Chase Nominees Limited 14,195,500
Midlands Bank plc 1,070,400
Deutsche Bank Mannheim 18,200
Bankers Trust 40,000
Citibank London 1,174,000
Nortrust Nominees 7,889,900
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 26,200
ROY Nominees Ltd 16,200
TOTAL 24,717,300
Schedule B
Capital International Limited
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 2,556,200
Bank of New York Nominees 61,865,759
Northern Trust 4,041,260
Chase Nominees Limited 28,964,380
Midlands Bank plc 2,079,400
Bankers Trust 29,403,387
Barclays Bank 1,077,400
Morgan Guaranty 4,662,200
Nortrust Nominees 28,861,370
State Street Bank & Trust Co 2,865,900
Deutsche Bank AG 11,714,622
HSBC Bank plc 13,086,900
Mellon Bank N.A. 196,600
KAS UK 385,920
Bank One London 1,723,900
TOTAL 193,485,198
Schedule B
Capital International S.A.
Chase Nominees 3,443,510
Midland Bank plc 99,100
Royal Bank of Scotland 273,000
Lloyds Bank 117,000
TOTAL 3,932,610
Schedule B
Capital International Inc.
Nortrust Nominees 1,659,026
HSBC Bank plc 98,000
TOTAL 1,757,026
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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