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Definitions

In this document the following words and expressions shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:

Administrative expenses	Costs not directly incurred in the purchase, processing and distribution of merchandise or support of retail outlets
Adopted IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union
ADR	American Depositary Receipt evidencing title to an ADS
ADS	American Depositary Share representing ten Signet Group plc shares
APB	Accounting Principles Bulletin (US)
Annual Report	Annual Report and Accounts
c.a.g.r.	Compound annual growth rate
Company	Signet Group plc
Depositary	Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, depositary under the amended and restated deposit agreement for the issue of ADRs
Directors	The directors of the Company
Earnings per share (EPS)	Profit attributable to shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue
ESOT	Signet Group Employee Share Trust
FAS	Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (US)
Fixed charge cover	The ratio of earnings before interest, tax, amor tisation, rent, rates and operating lease expenditure to net finance income and expense plus rents, rates and operating lease expenditure.
FRS	Financial Reporting Standard (UK)
FURBS	Signet Group Funded Unapproved Retirement Benefit Scheme
GAAP (UK or US)	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Gearing	Net debt as a percentage of total equity
Group	Signet Group plc and its subsidiary undertakings
Historic UK GAAP	UK GAAP as at 29 January 2005
HMRC	HM Revenue and Customs
Holding company	Signet Group plc
IAS	International Accounting Standard
IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standard
Independent (directors)	Considered to be independent under the Combined Code
LIBOR	London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
LTIP	Long Term Incentive Plan
NASD	National Association of Securities Dealers
Nasdaq	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
Net debt	Cash and cash equivalents, less borrowings falling due within one year and borrowings falling due in more than one year
NYSE	New York Stock Exchange
Pounds, £, pound sterling, pence or p	Units of UK currency
QUEST	Signet Group Qualifying Employee Share Trust
Return on capital employed (ROCE)	Operating profit divided by monthly average capital employed
RPI	Retail Price Index
Sarbanes-Oxley Act	Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
Shares	Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in Signet Group plc to 4 February 2007; which were redenominated into ordinary shares of 0.9 cents of a US dollar on 5 February 2007
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
Signet	Signet Group plc and its subsidiary undertakings
SORIE	Statement of Recognised Income and Expense
SSAP	Statement of Standard Accounting Practice (UK)
UK or United Kingdom	United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
US or United States	United States of America
US dollar, $, ¢ or cents	Units of US currency