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 May 19, 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 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
19 May 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
52,122,689
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.002%
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 ..19 May 2005..
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
Ordinary 0.5p 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
Chase Nominees a/c CMIG 1105 2,755,938 0.159%
Chase Nominees a/c CMIG 2304 5,181,469 0.299%
Chase Nominees a/c CMIG 2314 15,376,979 0.886%
Chase Nominees Ltd WP 8,828,338 0.509%
HSDL Nominees Limited N/A 60 0.000%
Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c HXCM HPFO 86,302 0.005%
Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c HXCM HLFO 1,205,425 0.0 69%
Nortrust Nominees Ltd HXPEN 92,806 0.005%
Nortrust Nominees Ltd HPBA 97,071 0.006%
Nortrust Nominees Ltd HLBA 1,201,406 0.069%
Nortrust Nominees Ltd HXLFE 1,279,484 0.074%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GDA 2GDA 1,613,390 0.093%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GDB 2GDB 1,396,682 0.080%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GDM 2GDM 4,078,000 0.235%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GDN 2GDN 6,700,000 0.386%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GEU 2GEU 466,839 0.027%
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 2GFE 2GFE 1,762,500 0.102%
Aggregate material Holding of HBOS Group 52,122,689 3.002%
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: May 19, 2005