| Part I: Summary |
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| 1. Background and Reasons for the Scheme |
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| 2. Industry and Group Background |
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| 3. Business Strengths |
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| 4. Business Strategy |
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| 5. Summary Financial Information |
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| 6. Current Trading, Trends and Prospects |
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| 7. Capitalisation and Indebtedness |
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| 8. Admission and Dealings |
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| 9. Dividend Policy |
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| 10. Risk Factors |
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| 11. Directors' and Officers' Details |
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Part II: Risk Factors |
| Part II: Risk Factors |
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| 1.1 Impact of general economic conditions |
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| 1.2 Staff |
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| 1.3 Short term variations in consumer preferences, merchandise selection, inventory and pricing |
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| 1.4 Reputation and marketing |
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| 1.5 Long term changes in consumer attitudes to jewellery |
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| 1.6 Store portfolio |
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| 1.7 Competition |
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| 1.8 Suppliers |
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| 1.9 Raw materials and the supply chain |
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| 1.10 Seasonality |
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| 1.11 Social, ethical and environmental risks |
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| 1.12 Internal controls and systems |
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| 1.13 Legal actions |
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| 1.14 Regulatory requirements |
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| 1.15 US GAAP |
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| 1.16 Acquisitions |
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| 1.17 Pensions |
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| 1.18 Equity and debt financing |
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| 1.19 Financial market risks |
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| 1.20 Loss of one or more key executive officers or employees |
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| 1.21 Implementation of the Proposal |
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| 1.22 Market price of Common Shares |
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| 1.23 Future sales of Common Shares by existing shareholders |
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| 1.24 Dilution to Common Shares |
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| 1.25 Rights as a Depositary Interest Holder |
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| 1.26 Limitations on the transferability of the Common Shares |
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| 1.27 Changes in tax treatment |
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| 1.28 Secondary listing |
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| 1.29 Consequences of a secondary listing |
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| 1.30 Proceedings against Signet Jewelers Limited |
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| 1.31 More extensive US regulation of the Company |
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Part III: The Scheme of Arrangement and Share Capital Consolidation |
| Part III: The Scheme of Arrangement and Share Capital Consolidation |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Expected Scheme Timetable |
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| 3. Reasons for the Scheme |
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| 4. Principal Features of the Scheme and Share Capital Consolidation |
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| 5. Share Capital Consolidation |
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| 6. Conditions to Implementation of the Scheme and Share Capital Consolidation |
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| 7. Timetable |
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| 8. Listings, Dealings, Share Certificates and Settlement |
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| 9. Treatment of Signet ADSs |
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| 10. Overseas Persons |
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| 11. UK Takeover Code |
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Part IV: Directors, Company Secretary, Registered Office and Advisers |
| Part IV: Directors, Company Secretary, Registered Office and Advisers |
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Part V: Presentation of Statisical Data and Other Information |
| Part V: Presentation of Statisical Data and Other Information |
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Part VI: Information on The Group |
| Part VI: Information on The Group |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. History and Development |
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| 3. Business Overview |
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| 4. Organisational Structure |
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| 5. Properties |
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| 6. Group Employees |
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| 7. Intellectual Property |
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| 8. Information Technology |
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Part VII: Directors and Corporate Governance |
| Part VII: Directors and Corporate Governance |
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| 1. Directors |
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| 2. Officers |
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| 3. Directors' Interests |
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| 4. Corporate Governance |
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Part VIII: Selected Financial Information |
| Part VIII: Selected Financial Information |
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Part IX: Operating and Financial Review |
| Part IX: Operating and Financial Review |
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| 1. Key Factors Affecting Results of Operations |
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| 2. Results of Operations |
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| 3. Liquidity and Capital Resources | |
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| 4. Critical Accounting Policies |
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| 5. Current Trading, Trends and Prospects |
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| 6. Dividends and Dividend Policy |
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Part X: Accountant's Reports and Financial Information |
| Part X: Accountant's Reports and Financial Information |
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| 1. Accountant's report on historical financial information |
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| 2. Financial information for the period ended 9 July 2008 |
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| 3. Accountant's report on historical financial information |
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| 4. Consolidated income statements |
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| 5. Consolidated balance sheets |
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| 6. Consolidated statements of cash flow |
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| 7. Consolidated statements of shareholders' equity |
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| 8. Consolidated statements of comprehensive income |
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| 9. Notes to the accounts |
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Part XI: Interim Financial Information of The Group for The 26 Week Period Ended 2 August 2008 |
| Part XI: Interim Financial Information of The Group for The 26 Week Period Ended 2 August 2008 |
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| Unaudited condensed consolidated income statements |
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| Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets |
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| Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows |
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| Unaudited condensed statement of consolidated shareholders' equity |
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| Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income |
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| Notes to the accounts |
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Part XII: Additional Information |
| Part XII: Additional Information |
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| Responsibility |
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| Incorporation and Registered Office |
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| Organisational Structure |
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| Main Investments |
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| Share Capital |
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| Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws |
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| Mandatory Takeover Bids, Squeeze-out and Sell-out Rules |
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| Directors' Interests |
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| Summary of Remuneration and Benefits |
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| Director's Terms and Conditions |
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| Employees |
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| Employee Share Plans |
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| Pensions |
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| Significant Shareholders |
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| No Significant Change |
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| Related Party Transactions |
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| Material Contracts |
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| Taxation |
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| Litigation |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment |
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| Depositary Interests and Terms of the Deed Poll |
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| Auditors |
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| Consents |
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| General |
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| Documents available for Inspection |
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Part XIII: Definitions |
| Part XIII: Definitions |
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