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 November 24, 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 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
Signet Group plc
2) Name of director
See below
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 or in respect of a non-beneficia
linterest
See below
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
See below
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
See below
6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
See below
7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
See below
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
N/A
10) Percentage of issued class
N/A
11) Class of security
See below
12) Price per share
See below
13) Date of transaction
See below
14) Date company informed
See below
15) Total holding following this notification
See below
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
N/A
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes
17) Date of grant
-
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
-
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
-
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
-
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
-
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
-
23) Any additional information
-
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Mark Jenkins 0870 90 90 301
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification
24 November 2005
Notification of Interest of Directors and Connected Persons
Signet Group plc announces that, on 24 November 2005, 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the Company were purchased
by Mourant & Co Trustees Ltd, as trustee of the Signet Group plc Employee Share Trust ( the"ESOT"), at a price of £0.999049
per share. R W Anderson, W G Boyd and J McAdam, Directors of the Company, are, in common with all other UK employees of the
Group with more than six months' service, deemed under the Companies Act 1985 and by virtue of the trusts of the ESOT to
have an interest in all of such Ordinary Shares, although none of them have been granted any specific interest in such
shares.
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: November 24, 2005