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 April 28, 2005
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 11
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
SIGNET GROUP plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited ("FIL")
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
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held
Bank of New York Brussels FIL 295,000
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FIL 6,884,700
JP Morgan Bournemouth FISL 11,711,091
Brown Bros Harriman & Co FMRCO 10,635,011
J P Morgan Chase Bank FMRCO 41,985,205
State Street Bank & Trust Co FMRCO 35,200
Bank of New York Brussels FPM 1,895,502
Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 234,666
Bankers Trust London FPM 487,000
Citibank London FPM 1,601,814
Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 111,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 1,037,900
Mellon Bank FPM 953,821
Midland Securities Services FPM 243,265
Northern Trust London FPM 4,717,692
State Street Bank & Trust Co Lndn FPM 1,259,157
Grand Total ordinary shares 84,088,524
The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 213,200 ADRs (10
shares per ADR)
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co FMRCO 2,132,000
Grand Total ADR shares 2,132,000
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
-
6) Percentage of issued class
-
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
17,533,253
8) Percentage of issued class
1.01
9) Class of security
0.5p Ordinary shares
10) Date of transaction
Not stated
11) Date company informed
28.04.05
12) Total holding following this notification
86,220,524
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.97%
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 ..28 April 2005
Letter from FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited
27 April, 2005
Attn: Company Secretary
Dear Sirs
Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Signet Group plc
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
A. FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee
or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See
Schedule above for listing of Registered Shareholders and their
holdings).
B. Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd.
(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory
(Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong
Kong) Limited (FIMHK),Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), and
Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers
for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to
indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward
C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed
interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a
joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
By Rani Jandu
Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated July 9, 2004, by Eric D Roiter by
and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
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: April 28, 2005