FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Special Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
For the date of December 03, 2004
SIGNET GROUP plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Zenith House
The Hyde
London NW9 6EW
England
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN
SHARES
1) Name of company
Signet Group plc
2) Name of shareholder
having a major interest
Schroders plc and Schroder Investment Management Limited, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies
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
As in (2) above. Please
see letter below from Schroder Investment Management Limited
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
03.12.04
12) Total holding following this
notification
176,056,932
13) Total percentage holding of issued
class following this notification
10.157%
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 ....03.12.04...
LETTER FROM
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
02 December 2004
0.5p ORDINARY SHARES ("SHARES")
We write to advise that that we, Schroder Investment Management Limited, have an interest in 131,389,486 shares, which are managed by us on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
Included in this figure are:-
A subsidiary, Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd (SIMNA Ltd), is managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 44,602,661 shares. The registration details are shown on the enclosed Schedule B.
An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Limited (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfolio holding a further 64,785 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited.
We believe that we and our subsidiary and affiliated companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 176,056,932 shares, representing some 10.157% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 1,733,400,008 shares.
This notification is made to you:-
SCHEDULE A
SIGNET PLC
0.5p ORDINARY SHARES
REGISTRATION AMOUNT
|
Bank of New York |
1,842,598 |
|
Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S |
786,815 |
|
Banque Nationale de Paris |
76,800 |
|
Bermunda Trust (Dublin) Ltd |
488,300 |
|
Chase Nominees Limited |
27,863,162 |
|
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 03886 |
930,700 |
|
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 34136 |
706,496 |
|
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 34137 |
872,131 |
|
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 34140 |
2,631,163 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd |
1,622,851 |
|
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 771401 |
234,400 |
|
Master Trust Bank of Japan |
4,507,000 |
|
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd |
631,300 |
|
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co |
137,387 |
|
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co |
227,960 |
|
Nortrust Nominees Limited |
17,831,466 |
|
Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c BOCPF |
1,217,852 |
|
Oppenheim Kapitalanlagegesellschaft |
244,360 |
|
Pictet & Cie |
1,660,647 |
|
RBSTB Nominees Ltd |
2,939,100 |
|
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c AAUKPS |
1,578,660 |
|
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c LAUR |
75,000 |
|
Schroder & Co Bank AG |
154,920 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited |
8,051,929 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 5H57 |
1,396,100 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 823666 |
4,078,000 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 823812 |
1,762,500 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 823654 |
6,700,000 |
|
Sumitomo Trust & Banking |
73,130 |
|
UFJ Trust Bank |
574,030 |
|
Total |
91,896,757 |
SCHEDULE B
SIGNET PLC
0.5p ORDINARY SHARES
REGISTRATION AMOUNT
|
J P Morgan Chase Nominees Limited |
40,560,625 |
|
Brown Brothers Harriman |
1,798,000 |
|
State Street Nominees Limited |
137,211 |
|
Union Bank of California |
948,320 |
|
Mellon Nominees Limited |
1,158,505 |
|
Total |
44,602,661 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNET
GROUP plc
By: /s/
Walker Boyd
Name: Walker
Boyd
Title:
Group Finance Director
Date: December 03, 2004