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 0.05 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 03 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 50,842,945 (2.93%) 2,676,637 (0.15%) securities (2) Derivatives 2,971,711 (0.17%) 6,954,477 (0.40%) (other than options) (3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 53,814,656 (3.10%) 9,631,114 (0.55%) (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 250,000 1.2012 Purchase 600,000 1.1761 Purchase 71,161 1.1650 Purchase 15,000 1.1800 Purchase 19,441 1.1677 Purchase 47,001 1.1671 Purchase 42,195 1.1798 Purchase 215,573 1.1602 Sale 200,000 1.2000 Sale 38,642 1.1623 Sale 106,000 1.1648 Sale 143,008 1.1642 Sale 50,000 1.1713 Sale 22,776 1.1673 Sale 40,200 1.1757 Sale 10,000 1.1648 Sale 50,000 1.1673 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 15,000 1.1800 CFD Long 19,441 1.1677 CFD Long 42,195 1.1798 CFD Long 47,001 1.1670 CFD Long 98,145 1.1635 CFD Long 117,428 1.1574 CFD Long 44,763 1.706 CFD Short 10,000 1.1648 CFD Short 22,776 1.1672 CFD Short 38,642 1.1622 CFD Short 40,200 1.1756 CFD Short 50,000 1.1672 CFD Short 106,000 1.1648 CFD Short 143,008 1.1642 (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 (Note 5) varying etc. relates (Note 7) (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 07 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

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