- Part I: Summary
- Part II: Risk Factors
- Impact of general economic conditions
- Staff
- Short term variations in consumer preferences, merchandise selection, inventory and pricing
- Reputation and marketing
- Long term changes in consumer attitudes to jewellery
- Store portfolio
- Competition
- Suppliers
- Raw materials and the supply chain
- Seasonality
- Social, ethical and environmental risks
- Internal controls and systems
- Legal actions
- Regulatory requirements
- US GAAP
- Acquisitions
- Pensions
- Equity and debt financing
- Financial market risks
- Loss of one or more key executive officers or employees
- Implementation of the Proposal
- Market price of Common Shares
- Future sales of Common Shares by existing shareholders
- Dilution to Common Shares
- Rights as a Depositary Interest Holder
- Limitations on the transferability of the Common Shares
- Changes in tax treatment
- Secondary listing
- Consequences of a secondary listing
- Proceedings against Signet Jewelers Limited
- More extensive US regulation of the Company
- Part III: The Scheme of Arrangement and Share Capital Consolidation
- Part IV: Directors, Company Secretary, Registered Office and Advisers
- Part V: Presentation of Statisical Data and Other Information
- Part VI: Information on The Group
- Part VII: Directors and Corporate Governance
- Part VIII: Selected Financial Information
- Part IX: Operating and Financial Review
- Part X: Accountant's Reports and Financial Information
- Part XI: Interim Financial Information of The Group for The 26 Week Period Ended 2 August 2008
- Part XII: Additional Information
- Part XIII: Definitions
1.25 Rights as a Depositary Interest Holder
Depositary Interest Holders do not have the rights which the laws of Bermuda and the Byelaws confer on legal holders of Common Shares, such as voting rights. In respect of the Common Shares underlying the Depositary Interests, those rights vest in the Depositary Nominee as the legal holder of the relevant Common Shares who will hold those shares as nominee for the Depositary which in turn will hold its interest in the Common Shares on bare trust for the relevant holders. Consequently, if the Depositary Interest Holders want to exercise any of those rights they must rely on the Depositary Nominee and the Depositary to either exercise those rights for their benefit or authorise them to exercise those rights for their own benefit. Pursuant to the deed poll pursuant to which the Depositary Interests are created, the Depositary Nominee and the Depositary must pass on to and, so far as they are reasonably able, exercise on behalf of the relevant Depositary Interest Holders all rights and entitlements which they receive or are entitled to in respect of the underlying Common Shares and which are capable of being passed on or exercised. However, there can be no assurance that all such rights and entitlements will at all times be duly and timely passed on or exercised.