SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 1, 1997
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
SIGNET GROUP plc
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
England and Wales 0-16945 Not Applicable
(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (I.R.S EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
Zenith House
The Hyde, Colindale,
London, NW9 6EW
England
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(011) (44 181) 905 9000
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
As at November 1, 1997, the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of Signet
Group plc ("Signet"), fewer than 50 per cent. of Signet's ordinary shares of
0.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") were held of record either directly or through
American Depositary Receipts by residents of the United States. Accordingly,
Signet was a foreign private issuer as of that date and, accordingly, will not
be filing a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with respect to its results of
operations for the quarter ended November 1, 1997. Signet will continue to
monitor the percentage of its Ordinary Shares held by United States residents.
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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 of the
undersigned hereto duly authorised.
SIGNET GROUP PLC
DATE November 10, 1997 BY: /s/Walker G Boyd
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Walker G Boyd
Group Finance Director
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