Rule 8.3 - SIGNET GROUP PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              SIGNET GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.005
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 August 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                        Number     (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         49,412,514    2.85%     3,972,957    0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives       3,964,504    0.23%     6,736,821    0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    0.00%             0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                53,377,018    3.08%    10,709,778    0.62%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase       9,152               Transfer
Purchase      23,600               1.1550
Purchase     162,596               Transfer
Purchase      18,115               Transfer
Purchase      22,878               Transfer
Purchase      21,174               Transfer
Purchase      13,985               Transfer
Sale          13,886               1.1555
Sale          13,985               Transfer
Sale          48,929               1.1575
Sale          37,000               1.1473
Sale           1,643               1.1573
Sale           7,918               Transfer


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short          37000        1.1473
CFD            Short          10000        1.1548
CFD            Short          13886        1.1554
CFD            Short          31721        1.1563
CFD            Short           1643        1.1572
CFD            Short          17208        1.1596
CFD            Long           47200        1.1550

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         16 August 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk