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 June 4, 2003
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
AMVESCAP PLC and INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund
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 AMVESCAP PLC
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
SEE BELOW.
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
SEE BELOW
8) Percentage of issued class
0.068%
9) Class of security
0.5p ORDINARY SHARES
10) Date of transaction
SEE BELOW
11) Date company informed
3 June 2003
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 909 0301
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Date of notification ..4 June 2003.....
LETTER FROM AMVESCAP PLC
2 June 2003
SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT")
We write to give you notice that, following the sale of 1,170,000 shares on 30 May 2003, AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf of discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the Act in 187,791,767 Ordinary 0.5p Shares of your Company (representing 10.95%); details of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below:-
| Vidacos Nominees Limited |
153,102,199 |
| HSBC Nominees Limited |
20,347,965 |
| Chase Nominees Limited |
3,284,632 |
| Northern Trust Nominees Limited |
3,095,589 |
| Bank of New York Nominees Limited |
7,961,382 |
We wish to advise you that none of these shares are beneficially owned by AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is deemed to have the same interest in the shares.
We would further advise that the above holding includes the following notifiable holding: INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund holds 85,270,354 shares (4.97%) registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.
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: June 4, 2003