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 January 14, 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
   
   HBOS plc and some of its subsidiaries
   
   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
   
   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
   
   13 January 2004
   
   12) Total holding following this notification
   
   51,852,525
   
   13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
   3.007%
   
   14) Any additional information
   
   -
   
   15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
   ANNE KEATES

   0870 909 0301
   
   16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
   making this notification
   
   Date of notification ..14 January 2004..

    

LETTER FROM HBOS plc

Section 198 disclosure by HBOS plc on its own behalf and on behalf of those of its subsidiaries which hold a material interest in Ord 5p shares comprising part of the relevant share capital of Signet Group plc ("the Company").

Pursuant to Section 198 of the Act, we hereby give the Company notice that we had an interest (for the purposes of Sections 208 and 209 of the Act) in the following shares comprising part of the relevant share capital (as defined in the section 198 of the Act) of the Company immediately after such time as our obligation to make this notification arose :-

		Number of	Percentage
Registered Holder:	Fund:	Shares Held:	Holding
HSDL Nominees Limited Morgan Nominees Ltd Morgan Nominees Ltd Morgan Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823733 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823721 Morgan Nominees Ltd Morgan Nominees Ltd Morgan Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823587 Chase Nominees a/c CMIG HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823575 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823666 Chase Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823496 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823654 Chase Nominees a/c CMIG Chase Nominees a/c CMIG Aggregate material Holding of HBOS Group	N/A HPFO HXPEN HPBA SJP RF92 SJP RF83 HXLFE HLBA HLFO SJP RF65 SJP RF91 1105 SJP RF82 SJP RF54 WP SJP RF79 SJP RF55 2304 2314	22 63,980 76,057 78,656 171,678 174,326 1,191,562 1,439,611 1,621,232 1,782,500 2,110,701 2,600,001 2,956,949 4,078,000 4,921,812 5,147,755 6,700,000 6,855,221 9,902,462 51,852,525	0.000% 0.004% 0.004% 0.006% 0.010% 0.010% 0.069% 0.083% 0.094% 0.102% 0.122% 0.151% 0.171% 0.236% 0.285% 0.299% 0.389% 0.398% 0.574% 3.007%

 

END

 

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:   January 14, 2004